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Did cops jump the gun in arresting volunteer?

First publishedAug 4, 12:52 UTC

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<h3>Good morning, Chicago. ✶</h3><p>🔎 <b>Below</b>: Nakia Smith says he was just trying to get a gun off the street by handing it over to the police.

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<h3>Good morning, Chicago. ✶</h3><p>🔎 <b>Below</b>: Nakia Smith says he was just trying to get a gun off the street by handing it over to the police. 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srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b90681a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9a%2Fb0%2F5e11e8be423a8bafea5c5db5fb37%2Fwatchgun-260804-007.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ba6a84f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+0/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9a%2Fb0%2F5e11e8be423a8bafea5c5db5fb37%2Fwatchgun-260804-007.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b90681a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9a%2Fb0%2F5e11e8be423a8bafea5c5db5fb37%2Fwatchgun-260804-007.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Anti-violence volunteer Nakia Smith</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><h3><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wukkkuk-l-h/" target="_blank" >Did cops jump the gun in arresting anti-violence volunteer?</a></h3><p></p><h5>Reporting by <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wukkkuk-l-k/" target="_blank" >Frank Main</a></h5><p><b>Future at risk</b>: Nakia Smith says he walked into the Calumet District police station to get a gun off the street.

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What's the story?: <h3>Good morning, Chicago. ✶</h3><p>🔎 <b>Below</b>: Nakia Smith says he was just trying to get a gun off the street by handing it over to the police.
How widely is it covered?: 1 outlet, average source rating 6.0/10.
When was it last updated?: 50m ago.

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