Chicago police are scheduled to release images of the body’s camera connected to the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy this week, after calls from city officials, the boy’s family and the mayor for answers.
Adam Toledo was reportedly shot and killed by police on Monday after an “armed confrontation”.
The police officer involved in the shooting, who was not identified, was put on table service for 30 days while the incident is being investigated.
The Civil Police Responsibility Office (COPA) announced on Friday that the video of the incident would be released “as soon as possible”.
“COPA has determined that certain provisions of state law designed to protect the confidentiality of youth records do not prohibit the agency from releasing material related to its investigation of the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer against 13-year-old Adam Toledo,” the agency wrote in a press release.
“COPA is currently working with the Toledo family and their representative to provide a review of the worrying video images.”
COPA’s decision came after community members and Adam’s family asked the Chicago police for answers, The Washington Post reported. Elizabeth Toledo, Adam’s mother, was reportedly notified of her son’s death on Wednesday, two days after the shooting.
“I just want to know what really happened to my baby,” said Elizabeth Toledo during a press conference on Friday, reported an affiliate of ABC.
Adam is reportedly one of the youngest people to be shot dead by a Chicago police officer since 2015, according to the Post.