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Arkansas State Police chased a vehicle for unknown reasons at high speed. The car eventually stopped and the driver told police he had a gun and drove away again, going 120 mph into oncoming traffic. Troopers shot at him. The vehicle landed in a ditch and caught on fire. The man died at the scene.

https://neareport.com/2024/10/11/release-state-troopers-shoot-and-kill-suspect-ending-police-chase/

https://www.kait8.com/2024/10/11/asp-suspect-dead-multiple-officers-injured-following-officer-involved-shooting/

Little Rock police stated that they saw a motorist driving recklessly through a stop light in Little Rock and escalated a chase until the vehicle crashed and exploded, killing the driver. Arkansas State Police has not given any information on the driver who was killed and the crash was not listed on the Fatal Crash Summary page of the Arkansas Department of Safety, presumably because the case is shielded from public view while being investigated.

https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2024/sep/27/little-rock-police-pursuit-ends-in-fiery-wreck-17/

Clifford James Griffin was a road construction worker at work when police chased a fleeing vehicle into his path, killing him.

https://www.kait8.com/2024/09/19/road-construction-worker-hit-killed-during-police-chase/

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/one-dead-another-wounded-after-being-hit-by-car-in-high-speed-chase-ardot-says/article_18bd537a-769f-11ef-a014-13f6fc9847be.html

https://www.thv11.com/article/news/crime/little-rock-murder-charge-wrong-way-crash/91-95503f1f-6a3c-4a87-81bb-6769728dca24

A vehicle was driving head on in the wrong direction in Fayetteville. Springdale PD saw it and escalated a chase and reached more than 100 mph going head on the wrong way. The vehicle crashed and the driver died.

ttps://www.4029tv.com/article/one-person-dead-police-chase-fayetteville-springdale/62112834

Pike County deputies arrived at a call about a woman with a knife. They encounter her, alleged that she didn’t drop the knife and they shot and killed her.

https://www.kark.com/crime/arkansas-state-police-investigating-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-pike-county/

A man stayed at the Eagle Suites on Skyline Drive in Conway and allegedly was seen breaking into a car, emerging with a firearm and disappearing into a room. Police brought SWAT and created a standoff. When they decided to forcibly enter the room, they found the man dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.

https://katv.com/news/local/ongoing-investigation-after-firearm-theft-leads-to-standoff-gun-shooting-swat-negotiation-forcibly-enter

Jason Rogers, 52, locked himself inside a house on Carney Drive as officers from the White Hall Police Department, Arkansas State Police and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies surrounded the residence. Jefferson County deputies and SWAT appeared. The man shot his 2 hostages and then himself.

https://www.kark.com/crime/three-people-dead-after-white-hall-armed-standoff-saturday/

Jason Rogers, 52, locked himself inside a house on Carney Drive as officers from the White Hall Police Department, Arkansas State Police and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies surrounded the residence. Jefferson County deputies and SWAT appeared. The man shot his 2 hostages and then himself.

https://www.kark.com/crime/three-people-dead-after-white-hall-armed-standoff-saturday/

Jason Rogers, 52, locked himself inside a house on Carney Drive as officers from the White Hall Police Department, Arkansas State Police and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies surrounded the residence. Jefferson County deputies and SWAT appeared. The man shot his 2 hostages and then himself.

https://www.kark.com/crime/three-people-dead-after-white-hall-armed-standoff-saturday/

A man had locked himself into a mobile RV home when police arrived to arrest him for an alleged list of reasons not further specified by police. Police claim that he fired at least 169 rounds at them in a 4-hour standoff. It is not known what tactical measures were undertaken by police but they shot and killed him.

https://www.kark.com/crime/arkansas-state-police-responding-to-reports-of-standoff-in-prairie-county/

https://www.kark.com/crime/arkansas-state-police-responding-to-reports-of-standoff-in-prairie-county/

https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2024/jul/26/police-name-suspect-killed-by-officers-thursday/

Texarkana Arkansas Police Department chased a motorcyclist until he crashed and died for unknown reasons.

https://www.ksla.com/2024/07/21/man-dies-fatal-motorcycle-crash-following-pursuit/

https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2024/jul/26/1-motorcyclist-who-died-in-texarkana-wreck-was/

Someone called 911 and reported that Nathaniel Crabtree was assaulting 2 females. Police arrived and shot and killed him.

https://www.4029tv.com/article/bentonville-officer-shoots-kills-suspect/61578714

https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/arkansas-state-police-investigating-shooting-bentonville/527-a4348d9d-bd18-48a3-9e93-0954e8b173d0

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2024/jul/12/bentonville-officer-shoots-kills-man/

A US Marshals Task Force arrived at an RV Park to arrest Paul Willhite for unknown reasons. They allege that he raised a weapon. They shot and killed him.

https://www.kfvs12.com/video/2024/06/27/victim-identified-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/

Officer Danny Wright was sent to a disturbance call involving Dimitri Calvert with a knife. The officer yelled “drop the knife” many times, threatening Calvert with a pointed gun. Calvert was known to have mental health issues needing support and was escalated by the event. Police shot and killed him in front of his parents who insisted that the situation could have been defused without killing Calvert.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhkXbE7WZOg

https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/crime/family-dimitri-calvert-held-vigil/527-d17f90f5-a9f3-4f8d-b447-9d771eff57d5

Police arrived to serve a warrant for Randy May and shot and killed him, stating he had a machete.

https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2024/apr/12/arkansas-state-police-investigating-officer/

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2024/apr/12/hempstead-county-man-fatally-shot-by-sheriffs/?crime

A man crashed his SUV into a massage parlor at the Lewis Crossing Shopping Center, locked himself inside the mall and allegedly fired shots at police. They shot and killed him.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/swat-team-responding-arkansas-shopping-mall-police-public-108944718

Police tried to traffic-stop Courtney Ridgeway who refused to stop. Police escalated a chase over 100 mph until she crashed and died. Two injured passengers were also found.

https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/04/02/woman-dies-crash-after-evading-asp-high-speed-pursuit-state-officials-say/

Little Rock PD executed a search warrant at the home of Bryan Malinowski. Police shot and killed him during the raid. He had been the executive of the Bill and Hillary Clinton Airport in Little Rock.

https://nypost.com/2024/03/21/us-news/bill-hillary-clinton-airport-exec-bryan-malinowski-brain-dead-not-expected-to-survive-after-federal-agent-shooting-in-arkansas/

Hot Springs Police initiated a traffic stop. A man exited the vehicle and a shootout with police ensued. They shot and killed the unnamed man.

https://www.hotsr.com/news/2024/mar/11/officer-suspect-shot-during-traffic-stop-on/

https://www.dps.arkansas.gov/news/asp-cid-investigating-hot-springs-police-department-officer-involved-shooting/

Police chased a vehicle that was presumed to be stolen until it crashed and the driver, Willis Kelvin, died.

https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/alma-man-dead-after-crash-in-sebastian-county/

https://www.4029tv.com/article/1-person-dead-after-car-crash-in-fort-smith/60146533

Christopher Vanschoick allegedly pulled out a gun at the Rowdy Beaver Den. Police were called, found him in a car in the parking lot, engaged in a fight with him during which he was shot and killed.

https://www.ky3.com/2024/03/02/police-investigate-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-eureka-springs-ark/

Off-duty officer Brett Williams of the Trumann PD shot and killed someone during a personal dispute at 61 County Road 506.

https://www.kait8.com/2024/02/12/sheriffs-office-off-duty-police-officer-responsible-deadly-shooting/

Arkansas State Police hunted a speeding Dodge Charger into the path of the vehicle of David Pemberton, a food delivery driver on the job, killing the third party driver. His brother created a petition to investigate Arkansas police pursuits as this law enforcement agency commonly kills people in car chases.

https://www.fox16.com/crime/fayetteville-man-fleeing-arkansas-state-police-causes-fatal-crash/

https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/brother-of-bystander-killed-in-police-pursuit-creates-petition/

Arkansas State Police said that they shot and killed a motorist on the I-40 near the Galloway exit after he opened fire on them.

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2024/jan/11/suspect-killed-after-shooting-at-state-troopers-on-interstate-40-in-north-little-rock/

A Benton County deputy saw a man in a parking lot and decided to pursue him. Benton Police Department, who is handling the investigation, claims not to know why the officer chased the man. The man at some point got out of his vehicle and committed suicide under police duress.

https://www.4029tv.com/article/benton-county-rogers-driver-suicide/46327655

Jonesboro PD went to a disturbance call around 7:45 and engaged in some sort of altercation with a man who hit the officer in the face. The officer shot and killed the man.

https://www.kait8.com/video/2024/01/09/police-1-person-killed-officer-involved-shooting/

https://neareport.com/2024/01/10/one-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-jonesboro2/

Arkansas State Police chased Dillion Scrivner, placed spike strips and hunted him until he ran away on foot. Police sent K9s after him. He committed suicide under police duress.

https://www.kait8.com/2024/01/08/man-dies-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-following-law-enforcement-pursuit/

A Little Rock officer moonlighting as Walmart security tried to apprehend a shoplifter. The man defended himself and cut the officer’s hand with a knife he was allegedly holding. The officer shot and killed him. No bodycam exists because the officer was off-duty. Store security video has not been released so far.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arkansas/articles/2024-01-02/off-duty-arkansas-officer-kills-shoplifting-suspect-who-attacked-him-with-a-knife-police-say

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2024/jan/03/state-police-identify-man-killed-in-an-officer/

US Marshals were looking for a man who was allegedly driving with fake plates. Arkansas State Police hunted him at high speed and attacked him with a PIT maneuver, causing a crash. Police allege that the man then fired a shot at them. They shot and killed him.

https://katv.com/news/local/one-dead-after-chase-pit-manuever-officer-involved-shooting-arkansas-state-police-asp-little-rock-benton-law-enforcement-officials-agency-authorities-saline-pulaski-county-central-arkansas-death-attorney-high-speed-us-marshals-university-avenue-suspect

Little Rock PD arrived at a Walmart to find that an off-duty LRPD officer moonlighting as Walmart security had shot and killed a man. Police allege that he tackled a shoplifter, a fight ensued and the officer was injured by some sort of knife and shot and killed McDaniels.

https://www.kark.com/crime/lrpd-man-dead-officer-injured-in-sunday-night-incident/

Police chased a presumably stolen truck until it crashed, ejected the driver before crashing into a tree. Wilmer Jubell died.

https://katv.com/news/local/20-year-old-northwest-arkansas-nwa-man-wilmer-jubell-dies-christmas-morning-springdale-police-department-spd-chase-after-dodge-ram-truck-theft-east-emma-avenue-butterfield-coach-road-powell-street-culvert-tree-state-crime-laboratory-asp-fatal-crash-4029

Rockport PD tried to traffic-stop Dakota Shawn Dillon on a motorcycle but he sdid not stop. Police chased his motorcycle until he crashed and died.

https://arkadelphian.com/2023/12/18/motorcycle-wrecks-in-south-arkansas-fatal-for-2/#:~:text=A%20Ma
lvern%20man%20leading%20authorities,a%20preliminary%20fatal%20crash%

Little Rock PD were called to a disturbance in the parking lot of the Days Inn, found a man with a gun and shot and killed him.

https://www.kark.com/crime/little-rock-police-investigating-monday-afternoon-shooting-at-days-inn-hotel-on-i-30/

https://www.kark.com/crime/little-rock-police-release-names-of-officers-involved-in-deadly-motel-shooting/

https://www.littlerock.gov/media/20263/ois-december-report.pdf

Fayetteville PD traffic-stopped Scotty Stacie and allege he backed up the vehicle during the traffic stop, causing the officer to shoot and kill him. Stacey was described by his friends as a “good guy”, a race car driver, someone who bothered nobody. Fayetteville PD claims Stacey landed in a field and reversed to try to get out when a deputy appeared behind him, claimed Stacey was “driving toward him” and shot and killed him in the moving vehicle. Police did not release their bodycam and dashcam videos and this is a still unproven police narrative. Stacey had been charged with personal drug possession and fleeing from police months before his death. He was well-known in the area and police may have targeted him because of old charges.

Officer Grindstaff was arrested on 03/11/2024 and charged with homicide.

https://katv.com/news/local/57-year-old-man-dead-by-washington-county-deputy-asp-investigating-arkansas-state-police-law-enforcement-officials-authorities-deputies-scottie-stacy-beav-o-rama-road-deadly-force-by-officer-state-crime-lab-death-shooting-weapon-firearm-laws-traffic-stop

https://www.4029tv.com/article/washington-county-deputy-arrested-for-first-degree-murder/60168099

Hickory Hill PD chased a man for undisclosed reasons into a high-speed crash on city streets. The driver died and another driver in one of the 2 cars he collided with was injured. Police did not state why they risked public safety and escalated the deadly chase.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih26QdAiPLQ

Conway PD and Faulkner County deputies arrived to the residence of Allen Seibert on Old Morrilton Highway where they allege that he opened the door with a gun. They shot and killed him. Police did not say why they raided the home. Seibert had previously been arrested for tax evasion and being involved in a gambling operation in 2017.

https://katv.com/news/local/conway-arkansas-state-police-investigating-officer-invovled-shooting-cpd-3700-block-of-hwy-64-west-law-enforcement-agency-officials-department-ongoing-investigation-authorities-information-preliminary-details-faulkner-county-central-ark

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edar/pr/little-rock-owner-chicot-game-room-pleads-guilty-tax-evasion-and-operating-illegal

Jeremy Dale Adams was allegedly intoxicated and making “terroristic threats” when a deputy first tasered him, then shot several bullets into him. It is unknown what terroristic words he had spoken to cause him to be killed.

https://www.kark.com/crime/arkansas-state-police-investigating-after-deputy-kills-man-in-saline-county-shooting/

White County deputies traffic-stopped a man and some sort of standoff ensued with police. Police claim the man pointed a gun. They shot and killed him. So far, no bodycam or other evidence can be found to document the police narrative.

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/nov/14/man-killed-during-standoff-with-sheriffs-deputies-in-white-county/?news-arkansas

A man wanted in Indiana for sexual offenses was seen in front of a liquor store in Fort Smith, Arkansas and during attempt to arrest him, police fired a taser at him and he produced a knife in self-defense. After that, he was shot and killed.

https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2023/oct/27/fort-smith-police-shoot-man-they-say-threatened/

Around 11:15 p.m. on October 21, 2023, Bay PD Officer Shull informed dispatch that he was “in pursuit of a side-by-side.” Several minutes into it, Shull informed dispatch that he had hit the driver. In his next radio call, Shull mused that the vehicle “may be stolen” and he justified this assumption by stating that “it is brand new.” It is not known what type of vehicle it had been. Only 26 seconds later, Officer Shull again radio’d dispatch and announced “I just hit him. Dispatch. He wrecked out.”

Less than a minute later, Officer Shull was back on the radio, requesting an ambulance and then asking for a medical helicopter because McMasters was “bleeding from the nose and mouth.” A total of 80 seconds after the crash, he announced that McMasters was “10-7”, the code for "deceased."

The family of Steven Kyle McMasters disputes the officer’s remarks that the vehicle may be stolen which was the assumption that led Officer Shull to make the fatal decision to chase the vehicle on an apparent profiling assumption. Officer Shull then announced beer “near” the side-by-side, formulating the next accusation against the deceased motorist. The family strongly denies the claims about intoxication and has hired a lawyer.

Bay Police Chief declined to release information about the incident. The City of Bay has cited an ongoing investigation into their inability to remove the incident’s body and dash camera footage. The Arkansas State Police are currently involved in the investigation.

Bay PD Police Chief Keith Milam declined giving more information about the crash. He also refused to allow the City of Bay to investigate the bodycam and dashcam footage.

Chief Milam initially stated the officer would not be placed on leave for this incident. This was changed later when the case began being dissected in the media and Shull was then placed on paid administrative leave.

Chief Milam stated he could not comment because Arkansas State Police were investigating the critical incident. Arkansas State Police were questioned about this by media and said they were not aware of any investigation. Bodycam and dashcam allegedly exist and have again been requested by media but so far were met with the unwillingness of the Police Chief to share these records. This summary will be updated when more details become available.

https://www.kait8.com/2023/10/23/officers-radio-traffic-reveals-his-perspective-tragic-pursuit-ending-death/