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Clerical error allowed South Street shooter to get a carry permit, despite earlier gun arrest

Gregory Jackson's concealed carry permit was issued in 2021, officials said. But a case against him from 2020 for previously carrying an illegal gun never made it to court.

Police protect the scene on South Street late Saturday after gunman Gregory Jackson fired the first shots in a mass shooting. Jackson was shot to death by another man in a gunfight Two bystanders were killed.
Police protect the scene on South Street late Saturday after gunman Gregory Jackson fired the first shots in a mass shooting. Jackson was shot to death by another man in a gunfight Two bystanders were killed.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
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