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MSP trooper shot in Flint
Taken to a hospital; suspect arrested
Updated: Wednesday, 04 Apr 2012, 10:27 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 04 Apr 2012, 6:34 AM EDT
FLINT, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a Michigan State Police trooper has been wounded in a shooting in Flint during a foot chase.
Police say the shooting happened early Wednesday and a 34-year-old man was taken into custody. The trooper was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released.
The Flint Journal reports the trooper was shot in the abdomen about 12:20 a.m. outside a convenience store as troopers were investigating an altercation in the parking lot. The suspect fled on foot and, while being chased, fired a shot that struck the trooper in the abdomen. The man was later caught.
The trooper's name wasn't immediately released. He's described as an 11-year veteran of the state police who was assigned to patrol in Flint.
LISTEN TO THE FLINT POLICE SCANNER CONVERSATION AFTER THE SHOOTING --
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