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The lawyer for the Chicago cop who fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo said it was “amazing and disheartening” that “very few” people had asked how the officer was holding up.

In a statement to The Daily Beast, Officer Eric Stillman’s attorney wrote, “What is amazing and disheartening is that very few have asked about the welfare of the officer.”

“Specifically there is very little interest in the wellbeing of the officer and the impact experienced by the officer who was required to use deadly force in the line of duty,” the lawyer continued. “The officer involved has served his country and his city with honor and deserves our support.”

The statement came just hours after the city released an enhanced body-camera recording of the fatal March 29 encounter in which the seventh-grader can be seen with a gun in his right hand before tossing it in an alley during a police chase.

Seconds later, the video shows the 34-year-old officer yelling, “Drop it, drop it” — as Toledo turns around, slowly showing both hands. The officer then fires a single shot.


  Eric Stillman shot Adam Toledo dead on March 29. Chicago PD Eric Stillman shot Adam Toledo dead on March 29. Chicago PD

  Toledo can be seen in video footage with a gun in his right hand before tossing it in an alley. ABC7Chicago Toledo can be seen in video footage with a gun in his right hand before tossing it in an alley. ABC7Chicago

Police have maintained that the shooting was an armed encounter, but prosecutors have since walked back their statements that Toledo was armed at the time of the shooting.


  Peaceful protesters flooded Chicago’s Loop ahead of the release of the video of Toledo’s killing. AP Peaceful protesters flooded Chicago’s Loop ahead of the release of the video of Toledo’s killing. AP

“An attorney who works in this office failed to fully inform himself before speaking in court,” said a spokesperson for Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, adding that “the video speaks for itself.”


  Toledo was shot a split second after putting his hands up. Civilian Office of Police Accountability/Handout via REUTERS Toledo was shot a split second after putting his hands up. Civilian Office of Police Accountability/Handout via REUTERS

Stillman’s union boss defended the cop’s actions, saying he was “100 percent justified” and that his “actions were actually heroic.”


  Police say a gun was recovered from the scene after the shooting. Chicago Police Department Police say a gun was recovered from the scene after the shooting. Chicago Police Department

“The offender still turned with a gun in his hand. This occurred in eight-tenths of a second,” Fraternal Order of Police president John Catanzara said.


  Police bodycam video photo shows Chicago police performing CPR on 13-year-old Adam Toledo after being shot by an officer March 29, 2021, in Chicago. AP Police bodycam video photo shows Chicago police performing CPR on 13-year-old Adam Toledo after being shot by an officer March 29, 2021, in Chicago. AP
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