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El Paso Officer Shot, Wounded While Responding to Call

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A police officer in El Paso was shot and wounded early Monday while responding to a call, authorities said.

The shooting happened Monday in a neighborhood near Canyon Hills Middle School in northeast El Paso, police said.

Authorities did not immediately release details about the nature of the call, the condition of the officer or whether anyone was in custody.

Police said the investigation was ongoing.

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