In a series of tweets which recounted the incident, Smith - who lives in Chicago - said: "You were gonna shoot me in the face for a wallet, I had the power to give you a job!" He later told ABC7 that he wants young people to know that they can come to him for help with getting a job, instead of resorting to crime.
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At about 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Smith was sitting in his car at East 43rd Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue on the city's South Side when someone got into his car and put a gun to his head. He threatened to kill him and demanded his wallet, according to his Twitter video.
Smith said the wallet only contained $3 and his identification.
He also tweeted: "I defend you against police brutality. I work on your behalf you robbed me."
Smith posted a Twitter video that was apparently recorded while he was reporting the incident at a Chicago police station. In the video, he is audibly frustrated with police and captioned the video: "You wonder we (sic) don't report crimes? The police treated me disgustingly."
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Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted back to Smith and apologized. Guglielmi said, "disappointing to say the least. On behalf of CPD, I apologize for how you were treated. We will be addressing this today."