Video of Adam Toledo’s killing shows he dropped what appears to be a gun, put his hands up as instructed, and got shot all within 2 seconds

• Video was released Thursday showing the police killing of Adam Toledo, 13.
• Insider analyzed video of the last chaotic seconds to break down what happened.
• Toledo appears to have had a gun, but dropped it and raised his hands before being shot.
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New video footage released Thursday shows a Chicago police officer killing 13-year old Adam Toledo after chasing him down an alley.

The footage, filmed on March 31 at around 3 a.m., was from the bodycam worn by Eric Stillman. It was released Thursday by the Chicago Office of Police Accountability (COPA), a group that monitors police shootings in the city.

The video shows Stillman leaving his vehicle, chasing Toledo down an alley, and shouting for him to stop.

What happens next takes less than two seconds. In that time Stillman shouts commands while Toledo drops something from his right hand, raises his two empty hands, and is shot.

Police have described the item as a gun. Video from later in Stillman's bodycam feed shows a discarded handgun a few away from Toledo.

Insider analyzed the footage in slow motion to establish the sequence of events. Some elements are difficult to make out: the scene is dark, some parts are blurry, and Stillman was wearing a flashing light.

The footage lasts nine minutes and 22 seconds, beginning with Stillman driving before chasing Toledo on foot. COPA posted the footage on Vimeo. It shows Toledo's death, is graphic, and includes blood.

There are 19 seconds between Stillman leaving his vehicle and fatally shooting Toledo. There is less than a second between Toledo apparently disposing of the gun and Stillman firing the fatal shot.

At around the two-minute mark, Toledo obeys Stillman's instruction to stop running. Here is what comes next:

• "Hands!", Stillman shouts at Toledo at 02:03 and 3 tenths of a second into the footage.
  0.8 seconds pass.
• Toledo is seen holding an item which appears to be a gun at 02:04 and 1 tenth of a second.
  0.3 seconds pass.

• Stillman continued shouting, and said "show me your f---ing hands" by 02:04 and 4 tenths of a second.
  0.3 seconds pass.
• Stillman then shouted "Drop it!" at 02:04 and 7 tenths of a second.
  0.03 seconds pass, a single frame of the video.
  
• Toledo puts his hands up at 02:04 and 7 tenths of a second. They are empty.
  0.3 seconds pass.

• Shots heard are heard at 02:05 and 0 tenths of a second.

The total time the above actions took was one second and eight tenths.

After the shooting Stillman and another officer attempt to revive Toledo, and paramedics also tried to save him.

Police have said they found a handgun at the scene. Footage shows Stillman shining his flashlight on a handgun on the ground behind a fence, near where Toledo was shot.

The Associated Press and The New York Times also concluded after analyzing the footage that Toledo discarded what appears to be a firearm just before he was killed.

Before the video, claims had differed as to whether Toledo was armed. Chicago Police initially described the encounter as an "armed confrontation."

A local prosecutor told a court hearing days before the video was released that Toledo had a gun in his right hand when he was shot, but later withdrew that claim.

Adeena Weiss Ortiz, a lawyer for the Toledo family, has emphasized that Toledo's hands were empty when the shot was fired. She said at a Thursday press conference that the footage shows Toledo was attempting to comply with police orders.

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"He tossed the gun," she said. "If he had a gun, he tossed it. The officer said, 'Show me your hands.' He complied. He turned around."

At another point in the press conference she said: "If you're shooting an unarmed child with his hands in the air, it is an assassination."

Stillman's lawyer gave an opposite interpretation, arguing in a statement to the Associated Press that the video shows Stillman made a reasonable decision.

"The juvenile offender had the gun in his right hand ... looked at the officer which could be interpreted as attempting to acquire a target and began to turn to face the officer attempting to swing the gun in his direction."

"At this point the officer was faced with a life threatening and deadly force situation. All prior attempts to deescalate and gain compliance with all of the officer's lawful orders had failed."

The shooting took place in Little Village, a predominantly Latino and Black community in the West Side of Chicago. Toledo was Hispanic, and a seventh grader.

Stillman was responding to reports of shots being fired when he chased Toledo.

Officers also arrested Ruben Roman, 21, who was accused by prosecutors of firing the shots that prompted the police call-out.

Prosecutors charged Roman with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, reckless discharge of a firearm and child endangerment.

Stillman has not been charged with any crimes, and has been placed on leave while an inquiry is conducted into whether he followed correct procedure in the use of force during the killing of Toledo, reported ABC 7.