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Bluffs officer fires at fleeing suspect

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March 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Iowa state police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Council Bluffs. The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation says the shooting occurred Friday evening, when a Council Bluffs officer fired his gun at a suspect during a foot chase, missing the suspect. No injuries were reported from the shooting.

The man was caught and taken to a local hospital for a medical condition not related to the shooting. The officer had been called to an eastern area of Council Bluffs for a report of a reckless driver.