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Off-duty officer chases down robber

 Danielle Fink     Updated: 3/30/2007 9:34:50 PM  Posted: 3/30/2007 8:23:31 PM
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CLEVELAND -- Off-duty police officer chases down attempted robbery suspect.

The Cleveland Police spokesperson says there was an incident Friday night at 1575 East Blvd.

A suspect attempted to rob someone.

The "victim" turned the tables, snatched the gun from the suspect and shot the suspect.

An off-duty officer came upon the scene, was able to disarm the robbery victim who had the gun. Then the off-duty commandeered a vehicle and chased down the initial robbery suspect.

The incident is currently under investigation.

Stay tuned to Channel 3 News and wkyc.com for the latest on this developing story.

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