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Police Shoot Wanted Man In Leg, Arrest Woman Who Fled

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4) - Police shot and injured a man who got into an altercation with police overnight. The man may have been wearing body armor, and his injuries are non-life threatening.

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The series of events that led to the shooting started in Commerce City right outside of Denver's city limits. There, the man got into a confrontation with police officers near the intersection of East 48th Avenue and Pontiac Street.

Police said they stopped him because there was a felony warrant out for his arrest.

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The man then fled but wound up being spotted about two blocks away in a parking lot, where he was shot by officers in the leg after he allegedly fired at them. That happened at East 47th Avenue Drive and Quebec Street.

No officers were injured in the shooting.

Several hours later, police in Northglenn arrested a woman who had fled from the scene of the shooting. She was captured on 120th near Interstate 25 in a black pickup truck.

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A person there called 911 to report that the truck was stopped in traffic. The woman was taken into custody without incident.

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Investigators with Denver police and Commerce City police are studying the scene of the shooting.

So far it's not clear why the man may have been wearing body armor. His name hasn't been released.

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