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A 39-year-old man faces charges after a weekend traffic stop took a wild turn when an OPP officer shot at — but did not hit — a man who slugged an Ottawa police officer, then fled on foot, according to witnesses and police.

A man was initially pulled over on Bank Street near Heron Road just after 3 p.m. Saturday.

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While two officers were speaking with the driver, he became “combative,” police said.

Police asked him to step out of his a car and put his hands on the trunk, according to witness Peter Dickson, who described the individual as a 5-foot-10 black man weighing about 200 pounds. “The two officers are chasing him, and he flattened one of the officers right down on the ground.”

Police tried to Taser the man, but not all the probes from the weapon hit him.

That’s when another man — an OPP officer, police confirmed on Monday — emerged from a black SUV. “This guys comes out of nowhere and he pulls out a pistol,” Dickson said. “And then I heard a crack, one shot.”

The suspect continued to flee until the two Ottawa police officers managed to reload the Taser and subdue him on the road.

Luqman Abdunnar, 39, has been charged with assaulting police, obstructing at peace officer, resisting a peace officer and driving while suspended.

With files from Shaamini Yogaretnam

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