Protesters Gather In Chicago After Adam Toledo Video Release

CHICAGO, IL — Protesters gathered in Chicago Thursday night, hours after the city's Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) released video and other materials showing the events leading up to and after the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo by Chicago Police officer Eric Stillman on March 29.

In anticipation of demonstrations, Chicago police began preparing for potential unrest earlier this week and even cancelled days off. On Thursday, officials "strategically placed assets" including salt and garbage trucks in various parts of the city, NBC Chicago reported.

Demonstrators reportedly gathered Thursday evening outside the Chicago Police Department headquarters, where photos showed them facing off with officers. Protesters were also outside the Chicago Theatre.

Police Video Shows 13- Year-Old Adam Toledo Shot With Hands Up

Protesters also gathered along the Magnificent Mile, CBS reported, but reportedly turned back south on Michigan Avenue from Chicago Avenue.

Stillman, 34, has been with the Chicago Police Department since 2015. He has never been accused of police misconduct and has received 48 police department awards, including the Superintendent's Award of Tactical Excellence, a police department source said.

An attorney for Stillman told Block Club Chicago he did not believe charges will be filed against the officer.

Toledo family attorney Adeena Weiss Ortiz did not deny that Toledo may have had a gun at some point before the shooting, but did not have one in his hands when Stillman shot him. "It could have been a gun," Weiss Ortiz said of footage showing Toledo apparently holding something before the shooting. "I'm not going to deny that."

But Weiss Ortiz said Adam complied with the officer's commands to stop and show his hands and did not have a gun when he was shot.

"Adam complied, turned around, his hands were empty when he was shot in the chest at the hands of the officer," she said. The Toledo family is preparing to take legal action in the wake of his death, according to Weiss Ortiz.

"We’ll be filing the appropriate cases," she said, adding the family is considering courses of action against both the officer and the city.

"We are preparing our next steps," Weiss Ortiz said.