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New Air Jordan’s Leads to Shopper Violence
January 14th, 2012 by sourced
Almost nine years into the basketball legend’s retirement, a new version of Michael Jordan athletic shoes can still send fans into a mad frenzy: Stores nationwide were the scenes of violence and police officer injuries Friday, authorities said.
In Richmond, California, police investigated a gunshot fired outside a mall where the latest version of shoes named after Jordan went on sale for about $180 a pair Friday morning, police told CNN affiliate KGO.
A 24-year-old Richmond man was taken into custody in connection with the gunfire, said police Lt. Lori Curran.
The shoes were being offered on Amazon.com for anywhere between $600 to $975! Amazing amount of money to spend on any pair of shoes.
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