Newly elected Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson compared the recent murder of a city police officer to the death of an armed teen killed by police during a foot pursuit in 2021.
Political analyst Gianno Caldwell had 'Breakfast with Friends' at Rosie's Home Cookin' in Naperville, Illinois, to discuss residents' sentiment surrounding Johnson's leadership.recent murderJohnson, who has come under fire over his past comments expressing support for the"defund the police movement," told the crowd,"The tears of Adam Toledo's parents are made of the same sorrow as those of Officer Preston's parents.
He was referencing 24-year-old Chicago police officer Areanah Preston, who was tragically shot to death outside her South Side home on May 6 after returning from a night shift, and 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who was shot by a police officer while armed during a foot pursuit in March 2021.shooting of Toldeo
was captured on police body cam that showed him being chased by the officer, who was heard telling the boy to"stop" and"stop right f------ now." He stopped before turning toward the officer, at which point the cop told him to show his hands. Toledo appeared to have his hands up when he is shot at one time.
The footage appeared to show that Toledo dropped the gun he was holding before he was shot. After the shooting,
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