August 27, 2008

ATLANTA (AP) -- A man fleeing Atlanta police was shot in the
torso outside the Fulton County Courthouse.

Atlanta Police Detective Anthony Gentile said officers were
chasing a white Toyota that screeched to a halt in front of the
courthouse Wednesday afternoon. The man driving the car then took
off on foot, and Gentile says police followed him for about 100
yards.

The detective says after a short pursuit, police fired two shots
and hit the man in the lower torso.

Gentile said the man, identified as 21-year-old Emanuel Uzowihe,
had a gun but did not fire it. He said Uzowihe was taken to Grady
Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Courthouse officials said the shooting was not related to the
court.

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