Ocasio-Cortez says Chicago prosecutor 'lied' in Adam Toledo killing
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A Chicago prosecutor "lied" by stating that 13-year-old Adam Toledo had a gun in his hand when he was shot by police in Chicago, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in a tweet on Thursday.
The New York Democrat said it wasn't an error by a prosecutor, but an untruth. Chicago officials have said the remark made over the weekend was an error.
“The prosecutor did not ‘make an error.’ He lied. He lied about the police killing a child,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “Ending this isn’t just about consequences for who pulls the trigger. It’s about admitting to and confronting an entire system that exists to protect, defend, and cover up state violence.”
The prosecutor did not “make an error.” He lied.He lied about the police killing a child.Ending this isn’t just about consequences for who pulls the trigger. It’s about admitting to and confronting an entire system that exists to protect, defend, and cover up state violence. https://t.co/pKkb8PMchR
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 16, 2021
Chicago on Thursday released body camera footage of the March 29 incident, which raised questions about whether Toledo had a gun in his hand before he was shot.
Authorities have said that Toledo had a gun in his hand, but the footage doesn’t clearly show one. A prosecutor made the claim in court over the weekend during a bond ... (Read more)
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