US EditionGuns turned in to buybacks turn up at crime scenes, joint investigation shows
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Guns turned in to buybacks turn up at crime scenes, joint investigation shows
CHICAGO (WGN) — The Chicago Police Department has used gun buybacks to get thousands of firearms off the street, but at least two of them have resurfaced at crime scenes, a joint investigation between the Illinois Answers Project and the Chicago Sun-Times found. One high profile case involved a Glock that was turned in at a St. Sabina Church event in 2023. "When that gun was on the desk, and it was surrounded by police officers, police officers …
‘Where is the Glock?’ Gun turned over to Chicago police wound up in the hands of a teenager
On a typically brisk day in December 2023, a throng of people gathered in the basement of St. Sabina Church in Auburn Gresham to hand over hundreds of guns.The scene was similar to dozens of other gun buyback events held at the Catholic parish, where more than 5,100 guns have been exchanged for gift cards over the past 19 years, more than any other location in the city.That day was marked by excitement, confusion and ultimately chaos after one c…
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