Guns turned in to buybacks turn up at crime scenes, joint investigation shows

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…

T&J Store in Belmopan turns crime scene as gunmen spray car with over 13 rounds

Posted: Saturday, April 5, 2025. 1:43 pm CST. By Horace Palacio: A shooting incident rocked Belmopan earlier today when unknown gunmen fired over 13 bullets at a black vehicle parked outside the T&J Store. Eyewitnesses report that a white vehicle drove up and opened fire before speeding away. It remains unclear whether anyone was injured in the attack, and police have not yet provided official details on the victims or suspects. The area was qui…

Glock handgun turned over to Chicago police wound up in the hands of a teenager, records show – Usa news

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…

A Judge’s Gun Turned in at a Buyback Later Was Found at a Crime Scene, But Chicago Cops Did Little to Investigate

This story is a collaboration between the Illinois Answers Project and the Chicago Sun-Times. Cook County Judge William Stewart Boyd turned over two old guns at Immaculate Conception Church in South Chicago nearly two decades ago. They were among more than 5,900 guns the Chicago Police Department recovered at buybacks that day — its most successful haul ever. But five years later, one of the guns Boyd had given up resurfaced at the scene of a fa…