State police are investigating after a Bentonville police officer fatally shot a 17-year-old suspect in a Bentonville gas station robbery late Friday, authorities said.
Dominick Matt, of Bentonville, was shot at about 11:25 p.m., after an officer responding to a robbery call at the Kum and Go, 3610 S.W. Regional Airport Blvd., found him near Greenhouse Road and S.W. Briar Creek Avenue, roughly a quarter of a mile from the convenience store, according to a news release by Arkansas State Police.
Within seconds, the officer reported to his agency that shots were fired and the suspect, who wasn’t identified in the release, was “down,” a separate news release by Bentonville police states.
According to state police, Matt reportedly “brandished a handgun,” and the officer, whose name wasn’t included in either release, shot and killed him.
Authorities didn’t immediately indicate whether the suspect fired any shots at the officer, who was uninjured.
Arkansas State Police was notified about the fatal shooting at about 12:15 a.m. and asked to conduct an investigation into the robbery and shooting. That investigation is ongoing, authorities said.
This story was originally published at 9:05 a.m.