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Bobby Ray Hollingshead

Age : 59

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 07/12/2021

Location : University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Emergency Department, 4301 W. Markham Street

City : Little Rock

County : Pulaski

State : Arkansas

Agency : University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/12/2021, at approximately 1:30 p.m., 59-year-old Bobby Ray Hollingshead of Sheridan drove to the emergency department entrance at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little Rock. According to the Arkansas State Police, Hollingshead exited his truck while armed with a handgun and ordered responding UAMS police officers to stay back. During the confrontation, a UAMS police officer fired one round after Hollingshead raised the handgun. Hollingshead was transported inside the hospital for emergency treatment but later died.
The following day, the Arkansas State Medical Examiner issued a preliminary ruling concluding that Hollingshead died from a single self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Medical Examiner further determined that the gunshot wound inflicted by the UAMS police officer did not hasten or contribute to Hollingshead's death. Based on those findings, the manner of death was classified as suicide rather than homicide. Arkansas State Police continued their investigation of the officer's use of force and forwarded the case to the prosecuting attorney for review.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/jul/13/man-shot-by-little-rock-police-identified/
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/jul/12/armed-man-shot-by-uams-officer/
https://apnews.com/article/arkansas-police-shootings-suicides-little-rock-fefcf4f7a73a3d0df0d7c1d87d14dfb8
https://infonews.ca/news/1073639/man-thought-shot-by-police-in-arkansas-now-ruled-a-suicide/