The American police continue to be at the center of the controversy even with the advent of the Biden administration. New episode that is sparking tension in Chicago, where the video was released in which an agent fired a gunshot to thirteen-year-old Adam Toledo killing him. In the video, which lasts a few seconds, the policeman is seen chasing the boy into an alley and instructing him to stop and throw down the weapon he was holding. As soon as you raise your hands, however, the thirteen year old is hit by a bullet in the chest and dies instantly. Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot has called for calm, calling the video “excruciating and heartbreaking”.
After the release of the video, there were small demonstrations around Chicago. The mayor of the city appealed for calm. The release of the video comes after on April 11, near Minneapolis, young black Daunte Wright was killed by a policewoman who, according to reconstructions, mistook a real gun for a taser. Also in the city of Minnesota, the trial is underway against Derek Chauvin, the former policeman accused of killing George Floyd.