Judgment affirmed.
As defendant was being arrested a police officer asked "where is the gun?". Defendant replied that he had no gun; "it was a pipe". Under the circumstances of this case, this statement was properly admitted as a response to a question the police properly asked in order to clarify a situation and protect themselves (see, People v Johnson,
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