[Big_Monkey]

"I have no idea why he surrendered his handgun to the police?"

He probably had no choice. Somebody is dead. It's a material piece of evidence in a homicide case, at least until either a grand jury or prosecutor define it as a justifiable homicide.

[KeyLargo]

“He probably had no choice. Somebody is dead. It’s a material piece of evidence in a homicide case, at least until either a grand jury or prosecutor define it as a justifiable homicide.”

Good response. I am sure you are correct.