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Benefit for Chicago cop who fatally shot 2 people will raffle gift certificates for guns

CHICAGO - An event benefiting a Chicago police officer who faces potential firing for fatally shooting two people will feature a raffle for gift certificates for guns.

A notice for the May 10 evening event at the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police union hall calls for a $20 donation. Ticket holders gain entry into a raffle with advertised prizes of a rifle, a gun and

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