Overview
- Cook County Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Meredith Reynolds testified that Officer Andrés Vásquez-Lasso suffered a fatal head wound along with injuries to his leg and forearm.
- Prosecutors rested their case after showing body-worn camera footage depicting Vásquez-Lasso freeze when a suspect turned and pointed a gun at him.
- Montano, 21, took the stand Friday claiming he fired in self-defense during a moment of panic and fear.
- Defense attorneys argue the shooting was a tragic mistake rather than an intentional killing, emphasizing Montano’s youth and prior police encounters.
- The jury at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse is scheduled to hear closing arguments imminently in the trial over the March 2023 shooting.