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Sioux City police seek man who shot officer

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April 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sioux City police were searching for a man with a rifle who shot an officer during a traffic stop. The Sioux City Journal reports the officer was shot about 3 p.m. Monday during a traffic stop in an alley. Police Chief Doug Young says the injuries to the officer, who wasn’t named, weren’t life-threatening. Local police were being helped by Woodbury County sheriff’s deputies and U.S. Marshals officers in searching for the shooter. Area schools were scheduled to be locked down until 6 p.m. and athletics events were cancelled.