Pair of recent Chicago police killings puts spotlight on policies related to officer foot pursuits
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In late March, 13-year-old Adam Toledo was fatally shot by Chicago police officers at the end of a foot chase. Police said body camera footage shows Toledo holding a gun in his right hand, but it vanishes from sight as he turns toward the officer and begins to raise his hands as he's shot. A gun was later found behind a fence a few feet from where Toledo was killed.
Two days later, Anthony Alvarez, 22, was fatally shot by an officer -- 10 miles from where Toledo was killed -- after he ran from police. Chicago police say he was armed during the case, and surveillance footage shows him dropping what appeared to be a gun onto the grass nearby as he was shot by an officer. The killings of the two young people by officers in Chicago at the end of a foot chase has pushed the city's mayor to call on the police department to implement a new foot pursuit policy. But some experts say a policy might not have changed the outcome of the incidents since both individuals were seen holding guns and running from cops before they were shot.More Related News