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LIVE Updates: Civil trial to begin this month in Adam Toledo's family suit against CPD, ex officer

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Last updated: Monday, April 13, 2026 7:19PM GMT
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- The civil trial alleging 13-year-old Adam Toledo's wrongful death at the hands of a CPD officer starts Monday with jury selection.

In March 2021, Toledo was killed after a police chase in Little Village. According to police, officers were in the area, responding to a ShotSpotter alert near 23rd Street and Sawyer Avenue.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released body camera video from the deadly shooting.

The video shows officers running after Toledo and another person. CPD Officer Eric Stillman reported seeing a gun in Toledo's hand. Stillman yells at Toledo to stop, and when he catches up with the teen, he fires a single shot. Toledo died at the scene.

Attorneys for the family argue Stillman's actions violated the Chicago Police Department's use-of-force policy. Stillman was not charged for the shooting but is considered inactive with CPD.

The Toledo family is suing the city and Stillman. A jury will decide whether the Chicago Police Department is liable in Toledo's death.

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Apr 13, 2026, 1:39 PM GMT

Jury selection to begin in Adam Toledo civil trial

The civil trial against the Chicago Police Department and former police officer Eric Stillman for the death Adam Toledo is expected to begin this month.

Toledo was killed during a foot chase in Little Village back in March of 2021.

He was armed and running from police down an alley in Little Village at the time of the shooting.

The officer that fired the fatal shot, Eric Stillman, was not charged in the incident.

Now a Cook County jury is set to decide whether the Chicago Police Department is liable for Toledo's death.

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