Holdup suspect shot in standoff

Authorities track absconder to home in Lonoke County

Arkansas State Police opened an investigation after a parole absconder reportedly shot himself during a standoff with authorities Thursday in England.

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Lamar Deshone Moore, 26, had been sought in connection with two armed holdups in Little Rock last month when Little Rock police, U.S. marshals, Arkansas Community Correction officers and England police found him about 5 p.m. at a residence at 218 N. Washington Ave. in the Lonoke County town.

Moore purportedly held a gun to his head before pointing the firearm at an officer. At least one officer fired at Moore, and Moore fled into a room, according to state police. Officers reported hearing a gunshot afterward.

State police spokesman Bill Sadler said Moore was taken to a North Little Rock hospital in serious condition. He received treatment for a gunshot wound on the stomach and remained hospitalized Friday.

Further circumstances of the arrest were unclear. Investigators had not determined which officer or officers fired at Moore.

"We're trying to assemble all witness statements. That is not complete at this time," Sadler said Friday afternoon.

Moore, also known as "Mar-Mar," had been wanted on four counts of aggravated robbery and theft of property and two counts of first-degree criminal impersonation.

Police said Moore on July 14 identified himself as a Little Rock police officer to residents of 4419 Maryland Ave. in the capital city and took money and electronics at gunpoint. Witnesses said the robber had a police badge and gun holster on his waistband.

Moore carried out a similar holdup four days later at 1515 W. Twin Lakes Drive in Little Rock, according to police.

Moore had been on parole since Feb. 23 after serving half of a 10-year prison sentence. He pleaded no contest to charges of aggravated robbery and theft of property in 2009 after he and another man, Ray Hollister, were arrested in a holdup outside a North Little Rock liquor store.

Arkansas Community Correction spokesman Dina Tyler said Moore had attended meetings with a parole officer and complied with other conditions of his release. Moore's supervision level was reduced from maximum to medium July 16. He had not yet been named a suspect in the Maryland Avenue robbery, which occurred two days before.

"He was employed, he was doing everything he was supposed to do, and everything went real well with him until toward the end of July," Tyler said.

Metro on 08/01/2015

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