CARLISLE, Ark. — Arkansas authorities are looking into a shooting that happened east of Little Rock on Interstate 40.
The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is taking the lead in the shooting at the 180-mile marker about a mile west of Carlisle, at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Troopers and officers with the U.S. Marshals Service stopped the 33-year-old suspect because he was wanted in an armed carjacking and kidnapping that occurred in Michigan, according to a release issued by ASP. Authorities say the suspect exited his vehicle and brandished a weapon. Troopers fired on the suspect, striking him. The suspect died at the scene.
The deceased will be transported to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory.
Traffic was disrupted on both I-40 and Highway 70 for hours. ASP’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is investigating the shooting
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