UPDATE:
Authorities on Saturday identified the police officer shot in Arkansas the day before by a 44-year-old man, who was later fatally shot by other law enforcement officers who responded.
Around 7:40 p.m. Friday, officer Michael Dickinson, 31, was sent to a home on Neeley Street, where he made contact with Marvin Stair, according to Batesville Police Chief Alan Cockrill and a statement from Arkansas State Police.
Stair immediately fired a gun at Dickinson, and the 31-year-old was hit multiple times, the statement said.
After other law enforcement officers arrived, Stair reportedly stood in the doorway and pointed a rifle at them. Authorities said police then fired and struck Stair, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Dickinson is still hospitalized Saturday evening with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Cockrill said.
Stair’s body was sent to the state Crime Laboratory in Little Rock for examination, according to the statement.
State Police is investigating the officer-involved shooting.
EARLIER:
A 44-year-old man who shot a police officer at a residence in Batesville was later shot and killed by other lawmen who arrived at the scene, Arkansas State Police said Saturday.
The officer who was shot, whose name was not released, was hit multiple times by gunfire around 7:40 p.m. Friday after responding to a home on Neeley Street, according to a statement from state police. Police identified the shooter as Marvin Stair.
Additional officers arrived a short time later and saw Stair at the front door pointing a rifle at them, the statement said. Police opened fire. Stair died at the scene.
There was no update on the condition of the wounded officer on Saturday. The night before, authorities said the injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
Police didn't release information about a possible motive in the initial shooting or why the first officer had been dispatched to the home.
State police are handling the investigation.
