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Driver Shoots At Westminster Officer During Traffic Stop

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) - Westminster police are looking for the person who shot at an officer after a traffic stop.

It happened at about 2:45 a.m. in the area of 72nd and Sheridan Boulevard.

As the officer was walking up the car in a traffic stop, police say the person inside the car shot at the officer. The officer was not hurt.

Police say the car was a 2000 Cadillac with a reddish-dull color or primer. They also said it had temporary tags on it.

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Images of Cadillacs of the same make and model (but not the same color). (photos released by Westminster police)

The driver was described as being a Native American male, clean shaven with a thin face and dark hair pulled into a ponytail.

Westminster police are asking anyone with information about the crime to call them.

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