JONESBORO, Ga. — The silver Taurus semiautomatic handgun used to kill two police officers in New York City began its journey into the hands of the gunman, Ismaaiyl Brinsley, a felon with a history of mental illness, at a pawnshop here bristling with guns for sale.
It was at Arrowhead Pawn Shop, a sprawling store tucked into a shopping center along a busy commercial corridor in this city of 4,700 people just south of Atlanta, that the gun was last purchased in a legally traceable transaction in 1996, according to a police official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the continuing investigation.
On its website, Arrowhead describes itself as “a family-owned business dedicated to good prices, good customer service and good vibes.” It began as a small store of about 2,000 square feet, and it expanded to four times that size after a 2007 fire.
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It was at Arrowhead Pawn Shop, a sprawling store tucked into a shopping center along a busy commercial corridor in this city of 4,700 people just south of Atlanta, that the gun was last purchased in a legally traceable transaction in 1996, according to a police official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the continuing investigation.
On its website, Arrowhead describes itself as “a family-owned business dedicated to good prices, good customer service and good vibes.” It began as a small store of about 2,000 square feet, and it expanded to four times that size after a 2007 fire.
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