At the request of the Dallas County sheriff’s office, special agents with the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Wednesday in Fordyce.
At about 10:38 a.m. on Wednesday, deputies with the sheriff’s office and officers with the Fordyce Police Department were attempting to serve a warrant on a wanted 35-year-old suspect at his home in the 2000 block of Parkwood Lane.
During the incident, officers fired on and struck the suspect, who was holding a firearm, according to a news release.
The suspect was flown to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.
He was listed in stable condition.
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No law enforcement officers were injured during the incident.
CID agents will prepare and present a case file to the Dallas County prosecuting attorney’s office, which will determine whether the use of lethal force was consistent with Arkansas law.
The investigation is still ongoing.