Chicago Police Under Scrutiny For Fatal Shooting Of Anthony Alvarez

By Andrea Guthmann
Adam Toledo
Demonstrators gather around police at the end of a protest over the fatal shooting in late March of 13-year-old Adam Toledo by police, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Chicago. Shafkat Anowar / AP Photo
Adam Toledo
Demonstrators gather around police at the end of a protest over the fatal shooting in late March of 13-year-old Adam Toledo by police, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Chicago. Shafkat Anowar / AP Photo

Chicago Police Under Scrutiny For Fatal Shooting Of Anthony Alvarez

By Andrea Guthmann
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The Chicago Police Department’s foot pursuit policy is under fire for another fatal shooting. Police shot and killed 22 year-old Anthony Alvarez in the northwest Portage Park neighborhood on March 31st, two days after police fatally shot 13 year-old Adam Toledo in the Little Village neighborhood.

WBEZ criminal justice reporter Patrick Smith provides Reset with details on the investigation. 

GUEST:  Patrick Smith, WBEZ criminal justice reporter