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IL: Concealed carry shootings now part of Chicago's gun reality
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John Hendricks recalls a split second between impulse and action before he took aim and shot Everardo Custodio just before midnight on April 17 after Custodio opened fire on a group in Logan Square.
Hendricks was not charged for shooting the 23-year-old because he had a concealed carry gun license and was determined to have acted in self-defense. But he said he was questioned for hours by detectives after the shooting and, seven months later, hasn't gotten his Springfield Armory .45 back from authorities.
Still, the 48-year-old South Sider said he doesn't begrudge police for the glacial movement.
"This is all new," Hendricks said, "because of the concealed carry." |
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