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Police: Officers shoot man who fired at officer

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PITTSBURGH (AP) – Police say a man who fled from a traffic stop in Pittsburgh was shot by officers after he pulled a weapon and fired at an officer, wounding him in both legs.

Officers patrolling in East Liberty pulled a vehicle over at the Port Authority East Busway Parking Lot shortly after 3:30 a.m. Sunday, but one man opened a rear door and fled.

Police said the man couldn’t escape because he was in a fenced-in area, and he turned toward the officer, pulled a weapon and opened fire.

Police said both officers returned fire, hitting him in the upper torso. The 18-year-old Homewood resident was taken to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in critical condition.

Police said the injured officer, who has been on the force for two years, is in stable condition.

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