1:14 p.m. UPDATE:
A northeast Arkansas police officer shot and wounded a 19-year-old motorist after the vehicle authorities chased him in collided with police cars and crashed into a store Friday morning, officials said.
The Arkansas State Police said a Hardy police officer shot Jesse Hope of Ash Flat around 3:50 a.m. after he reportedly led law enforcement on a chase.
Police said Hope collided with law enforcement cars during their pursuit, which ended when he crashed into a convenience store at the intersection of Hospital Drive and Allegheny Drive in Cherokee Village, where the officer shot him.
Hope was brought to a hospital with unknown injuries, officials said.
State police are investigating the use of force by the officer and plan to submit a report to the Sharp County prosecutor.
Hardy Police Department Chief Tamara Taylor said she was reviewing the incident but declined to identify the officer or provide information about his status.
Police departments typically put officers on paid administrative leave after they use deadly force.
State police listed only one officer from the department fired a gun.
EARLIER:
A man was injured after a northeast Arkansas police officer shot him early Friday following a chase that started when the man crashed into a gas station, authorities said.
Sharp County Sheriff Mark Counts confirmed a local police officer from the Hardy Police Department shot at the driver before 4 a.m. near the Sharp County Regional Airport.
Counts said several law enforcement agencies previously chased the driver after he drove into a gas station in Hardy.
The person, whose name hasn't been released, was airlifted to a hospital for medical treatment, he said.
Further details about what led to the shooting weren’t immediately available.
State police are investigating the shooting and planned to release additional details Friday morning.