- Press secretary Jen Psaki called the video of 13-year-old Adam Toledo getting shot by a Chicago police office ‘chilling’ during Friday’s press briefing
- Psaki said she hadn’t spoken to President Joe Biden before the morning briefing, so didn’t know if he’d watched it
- She said, ‘Too often in this country law enforcement uses unnecessary force, too often resulting in the death of black and brown Americans’
- Chicago police released bodycam footage showing the boy drop a gun
- They also released images of a weapon discovered at the deadly shooting scene
- Psaki reiterated Biden’s support for the House-passed police reform bill, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which is currently stuck in the U.S. Senate
- On Thursday, graphic body camera video was released publicly that showed the teenager being fatally shot by 34-year-old officer Eric Stillman
- Stillman’s lawyer said the officer was faced with a deadly situation, and the officer had seen the teenager swing a gun in his direction
White House press secretary Jen Psaki called the video of 13-year-old Adam Toledo getting shot by a Chicago police office ‘chilling’ during Friday’s press briefing.
Psaki said she hadn’t spoken to President Joe Biden before the morning briefing, so didn’t know if he’d watched it, but said it served as a ‘reminder’ that ‘too often in this country law enforcement uses unnecessary force, too often resulting in the death of black and brown Americans.’
She said the shooting was unnecessary after Chicago cops released bodycam footage showing the boy had a gun and dropped it just before the officer opened fire.
Photos also show a weapon recovered from the scene.
