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Sep. 5, 2013 — Miami

Police responded to reports of an armed carjacking.

Around 5 a.m., a car that matched the description was stopped. Police and witnesses said that Reginald Allen, 23, jumped out of the car and Officer Harrius Johnson shot and wounded him in the leg. Two other men fled in the car, which they abandoned a few blocks away. Read more

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  1. Allen was fleeing from police or a crime scene, which is true in a quarter of shootings.

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