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Englewood PD: Ex-Con Suspected Of Selling Drugs Busted With Loaded Gun
An Englewood ex-con with a criminal record stretching back more than a decade tossed a loaded gun while running from city police, authorities said.
Officers investigating a report of drug dealing approached Damian Lee Shirley, 31, Englewood Ave and Lafayette Place around 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, Police Lt. Fred Pulice said.
Shirley bolted, tossing a shoulder bag as he ran, the lieutenant said. He was captured and the 9mm handgun was found in the bag, Pulice said.
The 5-foot-4-inch, 200-pound Shirley served prison time for drug dealing and theft stemming from a December 2011 arrest, r…
