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    More than a dozen police officers stand outside the Trax shoe store on Wilkinson Blvd. in west Charlotte Friday, December 23, 2011. Over 100 people lined up to try to purchase the re-release of the Air Jordan XI Concord shoes, made by Nike. Todd Sumlin - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    Young customers begin to argue outside the Trax shoe store on Wilkinson Blvd. in west Charlotte Friday, December 23, 2011. Over 100 people lined up to try to purchase the re-release of the Air Jordan XI Concord shoes, made by Nike. Todd Sumlin - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    A woman tries to quiet a young man outside the Trax shoe store on Wilkinson Blvd. in west Charlotte Friday, December 23, 2011. Over 100 people lined up to try to purchase the re-release of the Air Jordan XI Concord shoes, made by Nike. Todd Sumlin - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    Customers begin to argue outside the Trax shoe store on Wilkinson Blvd. in west Charlotte Friday, December 23, 2011. Over 100 people lined up to try to purchase the re-release of the Air Jordan XI Concord shoes, made by Nike. Todd Sumlin - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    Customers argue outside the Trax shoe store on Wilkinson Blvd. in west Charlotte Friday, December 23, 2011. Over 100 people lined up to try to purchase the re-release of the Air Jordan XI Concord shoes, made by Nike. Todd Sumlin - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    Customers argue outside the Trax shoe store on Wilkinson Blvd. in west Charlotte Friday, December 23, 2011. Over 100 people lined up to try to purchase the re-release of the Air Jordan XI Concord shoes, made by Nike. Todd Sumlin - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    Customers argue outside the Trax shoe store on Wilkinson Blvd. in west Charlotte Friday, December 23, 2011. Over 100 people lined up to try to purchase the re-release of the Air Jordan XI Concord shoes, made by Nike. Todd Sumlin - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    Customers argue outside the Trax shoe store on Wilkinson Blvd. in west Charlotte Friday, December 23, 2011. Over 100 people lined up to try to purchase the re-release of the Air Jordan XI Concord shoes, made by Nike. Todd Sumlin - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    A woman argues with a police officer outside the Trax shoe store on Wilkinson Blvd. in west Charlotte Friday, December 23, 2011. Over 100 people lined up to try to purchase the re-release of the Air Jordan XI Concord shoes, made by Nike. Todd Sumlin - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    Paul Mobley was able to get a pair of Air Jordan XI Concord shoes at a shoe store on Wilkinson Blvd. in west Charlotte Friday, December 23, 2011. Todd Sumlin - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer orders a woman to leave the area outside the Trax shoe store on Wilkinson Blvd. in west Charlotte Friday, December 23, 2011. Over 100 people lined up to try to purchase the re-release of the Air Jordan XI Concord shoes, made by Nike. Todd Sumlin - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    Paul Mobley was able to get a pair of Air Jordan XI Concord shoes at a shoe store on Wilkinson Blvd. in west Charlotte Friday, December 23, 2011. Todd Sumlin - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    More than a dozen police officers stand outside the Trax shoe store on Wilkinson Blvd. in west Charlotte Friday, December 23, 2011. Over 100 people lined up to try to purchase the re-release of the Air Jordan XI Concord shoes, made by Nike. Todd Sumlin - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    More than a dozen police officers were brought in for crowd control outside the Trax shoe store on Wilkinson Blvd. in west Charlotte Friday, December 23, 2011. Over 100 people lined up to try to purchase the re-release of the Air Jordan XI Concord shoes, made by Nike. Todd Sumlin - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    A store employee pleads with the crowd to "back up" outside the Trax shoe store on Wilkinson Blvd. in west Charlotte Friday, December 23, 2011. Over 100 people lined up to try to purchase the re-release of the Air Jordan XI Concord shoes, made by Nike. Todd Sumlin - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    Police tell customers to leave outside Time Warner Cable Arena in uptown Charlotte Friday, December 23, 2011. Hundreds lined up to try to purchase the re-release of the Air Jordan XI Concord shoes, made by Nike. Todd Sumlin - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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