Man freed after being wrongly imprisoned for 17 years is fatally shot in Chicago

[Unknown Beatle]

CHICAGO — On the day he was finally released from prison after murder charges were dropped, Alprentiss Nash vowed he would use his freedom studying to become a chef, learning about antique cars and traveling.

And in the nearly three years since, he kept true to his word, visiting New Orleans, Miami and Atlanta and learning to ski at a resort in Wisconsin. He also bought a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a 1960 Buick Electra 225 and completed a culinary program.

"He was really happy to be free, and he never talked about his time in prison," said Nash's mother, Yvette Martin. "He wanted to just get past it and be happy. He was overjoyed and excited about building a new life."

But on Tuesday afternoon, Nash's second chance at life came to a tragic end as he was gunned down while leaving a currency exchange in Chicago, according to Chicago police and his family. A person of interest is being questioned, authorities said.

Nash's family believes he was the target of an armed robbery.

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Heartbreaking

[Octafish]

1. Heartbreaking.

All for money.

On the day he was killed, Nash sent a text message to his attorney just 30 minutes before the shooting, telling her he was out looking for a job. Despite his certificate of innocence, he had difficulty finding work.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-wrongly-convicted-killed-chicago-met-20150729-story.html

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Unknown Beatle.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

3. Born under a bad sign

as blues guitarist Albert King would sing. That's a rough end. That's sad to hear.

[TeddyR]

4. This sucks

Prayers for his family

[JimDandy]

5. Nash was the robber according to police.

Chicago police say a man who got a second chance at life when murder charges against him were dropped was killed in a shootout this week after he tried to rob a man with whom he shared a long drug history.

The police account came as a shock to the family of Alprentiss Nash, who believe he was fatally shot during an armed robbery after he left a currency exchange on the Near West Side.

According to the department, Nash, 40, attempted to rob Paul Vukadinovic, 30, of Mount Prospect, during a drug deal. Nash drew his weapon first, both exchanged gunfire, and Nash was mortally wounded, said Anthony Guglielmi, a police spokesman.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-fatal-shootout-met-20150730-story.html

[LittleBlue]

6. Chicago is basically a war zone

Every weekend it seems like Chicago makes headlines. Last two I saw were 8-10 dead and 50 wounded, and that was each weekend only.

[Recursion]

7. 20 years ago the numbers would have been twice what they are now

The sad fact is, this is how things look after they got better...

[LittleBlue]

8. Jesus

That must have been like living in Baghdad.

[Recursion]

9. Back then the comparison was to Sarajevo

11,000 people were murdered in NYC between 1990 and 1995. The civilian death toll for the siege of Sarajevo during that time was 6,000 or so.