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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Native American

Date : 08/28/2021

Location : Echols Street

City : Arkoma

County : LeFlore

State : Oklahoma

Agency : Fort Smith Police Department, Arkoma Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On August 28, 2021, Fort Smith Police responded to reports of unauthorized individuals tampering with vehicles at a construction site on Old Greenwood Road. Upon arrival, officers discovered a damaged and abandoned Ford van and evidence of multiple construction vehicles being hot-wired. A water truck had been stolen and later found crashed through a fence at a nearby business, where additional vehicles had been tampered with. A box truck stolen from the business was tracked to an area near South E Street in Fort Smith. When officers attempted to engage the man, he drove away. Police escalated a chase into Arkoma, Oklahoma. In Arkoma, police attempted to stop the box truck using patrol vehicles. The driver rammed the police vehicles, nearly driving over a small police sedan. Officers then discharged their firearms, striking the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A female passenger in the truck was unharmed and taken into custody. Another woman, allegedly connected to the incident, was arrested after arriving at the scene at high speed. Due to the man being Native American, the FBI assumed jurisdiction over the investigation, in accordance with federal guidelines.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/man-dead-following-police-pursuit-starting-in-fort-smith/527-b031bb1c-8b5a-4f60-8a84-cf9e566d97c8?utm_
https://www.4029tv.com/article/one-man-is-dead-following-a-police-pursuit-and-shooting-in-arkoma/37424445
https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/suspect-dead-following-police-pursuit-starting-in-fort-smith/527-b031bb1c-8b5a-4f60-8a84-cf9e566d97c8