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courierpostonline.com 11A REGION Introducing the new front page news. With your Courier-Post subscription, your news comes straight to your desktop with enhanced navigation, bolder display of multimedia and faster access to your favorite sections and features. Not a subscriber? Contact us today at: 1-800-677-6289 or CPSJ.com/subscribe WILMINGTON, A man was in critical condition Friday after being shot by Wilmington police, who say the man fired at them first. he department has released few de- ails about the 4:55 p.m. Thursday shoot- i ng, including the name or how seriously he was hurt.

Alexandra Coppadge, a spokeswoman for the office, said Friday that the wounded man was in critical condition at Christiana ospital. he shooting happened during a traffic stop of a car with New Jersey plates, Wilmington police Sgt. Andrea Janvier told media outlets on Thursday. Janvier said a struggle ensued when police tried to remove one of the occupants, and a man in the car started shooting. when one officer fired back, hitting the man, she said.

Janvier did not respond to calls and mails for further details Friday. I a statement, Wilmington Mayor ennis Williams said the shooting is a reminder that the work incredibly important to the safety of our is also a moment to recognize he severity of the dangers police offi- ers face daily in the line of he said. rely on our public safety professionals to keep our citizens, neighborhoods, parks and city streets safe, and they work to do so with skillful He said that the police department will conduct a thorough investigation of the shooting and that is the time we must all come together and work ollaboratively in the effort to build a afe and strong he officers involved were placed on administrative leave, according to department policy. Wilmington police shoot man Authorities say the suspect fired first ASSOCIATED PRESS Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James and an associate improperly used about $94,000 in campaign funds to pay for legal fees surrounding federal indictment in 2007, a state appeals court wrote in a decision published Friday. The ruling upheld a lower ruling from 2012.

The New Jersey Election Law En- orcement Commission sued James in 2 011over $94,000 it claimed he and the a ssociate took from campaign funds to pay for legal fees. James was indicted on federal corruption charges and was ultimately convicted in 2008 of illegally steering city-owned land to his mistress. The appeals court on Friday rejected the argument by James and Cheryl Johnson that legal expenses incurred before an indictment was handed up were an ordinary expense of holding public office. an attorney to attempt to tave off an indictment or, if one appears inevitable, to prepare for the impending criminal charges is by no means an ordinary expense of holding public the panel write. is no support for the claim that being under criminal investigation is a cus- omary, usual, or normal occurrence when one holds public ohnson, who was campaign treasurer, a target the federal investigation but still allowed to use campaign funds to pay for legal advice on how to respond to subpoenas, the court wrote.

he appeals court sided with James a nd Johnson on the issue of a $30,000 enalty they were assessed, and sent the matter back to a trial court for reconsideration. Angelo Genova, an attorney repre- enting James, declined comment on he ruling Friday. ames was first elected mayor in 1986, serving until 2006. He also served in the state Senate from 1999 to 2008. Appeal by x-mayor of Newark rejected Sharpe James was sued for misuse of campaign funds ASSOCIATED PRESS DES MOINES, Iowa New Jersey ov.

Chris Christie was back in Iowa riday as he weighs jumping into the presidential race. Christie attended the inauguration of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad at a convention center in Des Moines. The app earance was part of a tour of swear- i ng-in ceremonies for GOP governors he helped elect as chair of the Republican Governors Association. hristie told reporters he would be attending private meetings in the city efore heading back to New Jersey late in the day.

He also repeated that he feel any pressure to make a decision. not voting in Iowa here for nearly 13 months. So everybody take a deep Christie said. know about you, but I feel he need to rush something as serious as deciding if you want to run for the president of the United Christie: No rush to decide ASSOCIATED PRESS AP NEIBERGALL New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, left, greets U.S.

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and U.S. Sen. Charles rassley, R-Iowa, right, during Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's inauguration ceremonies, Friday.

The Baltimore Ravens say they have settled their grievance with Ray Rice. Team President Dick Cass says in a statement Friday that time to turn the with the three-time Pro Bowl running back, who was released after video of him knocking out wife Janay then his fiancee in an Atlantic City elevator was released publicly in September. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Rice had been seeking slightly more han $3.5 million for wrongful termination. Cass says the team will continue its work within the community on the issue of intimate partner abuse.

wish Janay and Ray Rice the Cass said. ommissioner Roger Goodell suspended Rice for just two games. Sept. 8, TMZ Sports released ideo from inside the elevator that howed Rice punching his then-fiancee; the Ravens responded by releasing him and Goodell suspended him indefinitely and the Ravens released him. ice became a free agent after form er federal judge Barbara S.

Jones verturned NFL Commissioner Roger indefinite suspension and reinstated him. Rice and the union contended he was ssentially sentenced twice, and Jones a greed, saying Rice not lie to or islead the Rice drawn interest from any teams. Team says grievance ettled with Ray Rice ASSOCIATED PRESS.