Gun used to shoot 3 Chicago cops traced to sheriff's deputy: sources

Chicago Tribune ^ | 25 mar 2016 | Gorner and Tony Briscoe•

[rellimpank]

The gun used in the shooting of three Chicago police officers last week has been linked to a former Chicago officer who later joined a police force in the northern suburbs, the Tribune has learned.

Chicago police now are trying to figure out how the gun — originally purchased by a man who until Friday was a Lake County sheriff's deputy — ended up in the hands of 29-year-old Lamar Harris, a convicted felon with dozens of arrests who was killed in the shootout with police.

Multiple law enforcement sources confirmed that authorities investigating the shooting have traced the weapon that wounded the three officers back to the deputy.

That officer was fired from his job with the Lake County sheriff's department Friday after being placed on leave two days earlier, Rich Bruno, vice president of the Illinois Council of Police, the union representing the deputies, confirmed.

[rellimpank]

--one of the law enforcement sources said the deputy, when questioned by investigators, told them he had not realized the gun was missing. The source said the investigation has revealed that the deputy has purchased at least 45 guns--

--took me much longer thsn 27 years (and a part-time cop salary) to acquire my "arsenal"--

[Lurker]

Gee, I wonder how...

[jonascord]

This is obviously NRA propaganda. Ask our President. All illegal guns come from the Gun Show Loophole...

[smokingfrog]

There wouldn’t be any guns in Chicago if they didn’t sell them in Gary Indiana. /s

[TYVets]

Only Cops should have guns.

[slumber1]

...29-year-old Lamar Harris, a convicted felon with dozens of arrests

I think I’ve isolated the source of the problem

[DoughtyOne]