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Police follow leads in Alaska officer shooting

The Columbian
Published: January 11, 2010, 12:00am

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say they’re are following leads after a car full of men pulled up next to an Anchorage police officer and one of the men opened fire, shooting the officer multiple times.

Police say the shooting early Saturday left 47-year-old Officer Jason Allen with serious injuries, but he is expected to recover.

Lt. Dave Parker said Allen remained hospitalized Sunday but was visiting with family members.

Allen was sitting in his parked cruiser in a residential neighborhood near downtown, working on an unrelated case, when the dark-colored sedan with several men inside pulled up next to his vehicle on the driver’s side.

Police say a passenger fired some rounds, striking Allen as many as five times in his arms and torso.

Police believe Allen was targeted because he is a police officer.

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