A suspect killed in an officer involved shooting on New Year’s Day has been identified by Arkansas State Police as 35-year-old Aaron T. Watson of Hot Springs.
He died after leading law enforcement on a high speed chase from Benton to Little Rock. The chase ended when an ASP trooper did a pit maneuver on Interstate 30 near the University Avenue exit in Little Rock. Watson began to shoot at law enforcement officers who then returned fire, hitting him.
Watson was pronounced dead at the scene. ASP Troopers and Benton Police officers involved in the incident were not injured.
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