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2 Baltimore officers shot during traffic stop
March 21, 2010 07:03 EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Baltimore police say two officers have been shot during a traffic stop and they are in serious but stable condition. The suspected shooter was killed by return fire.

Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the shooting happened about 12:21 a.m. Sunday.

The officers had pulled over the suspected shooter for an unknown traffic offense. When the officers approached the car, the suspect pulled out a gun and shot one officer in the face and the other in the arm.

Police were able to return fire and the suspect died from his wounds.

The names of the officers and the suspect were not immediately released.

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