MALVERN, Ark. – ASP’s Criminal Investigation Division is investigating an officer-involved shooting fatality that occurred at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Friday. The suspect, wanted in a shooting that occurred earlier near the Hot Spring County Courthouse in Malvern, died after fleeing from law enforcement.
Troopers located the suspect driving a 2016 GMC Acadia east on Moline Street. When troopers attempted to pull him over, the suspect fled at a high rate of speed, turning south on Martin Luther King Boulevard. He traveled about 2 miles before driving through a Walgreens parking lot and then onto West Page Avenue.
A trooper performed a tactical vehicle intervention maneuver at the intersection of West Page and Vine Street. The suspect’s vehicle came to rest after striking a utility pole. The suspect, armed with an AR-style rifle, opened fire on law enforcement. ASP troopers and officers with the Malvern Police Department returned fire, striking the suspect.
The suspect was pronounced dead after being transported to a Little Rock hospital. The deceased will be transported to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory.
The victim from the initial incident, which occurred at a business at Locust Street and West Page, was treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
An investigative case file will be presented to the prosecuting attorney, who will determine whether the use of deadly force was consistent with Arkansas law.
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