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FRUITA, Colo.—Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting during a traffic stop in the western Colorado town of Fruita.
Mesa County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Heather Benjamin tells The Denver Post ( ) three officers stopped the man for a traffic violation at about 12:40 a.m. Saturday.
Benjamin says the man was fired upon after he fled on foot and because the officers thought he was armed. It’s unclear how many of the three officers fired their weapons or how many times the man was shot.
His name has not been released.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
