A Hot Springs police officer and a 31-year-old man who police say was involved a disorderly conduct call were shot Sunday.
Officers went to the 300 block of Central Avenue at about 12:30 p.m. after they received several calls reporting a man creating a disturbance and threatening bystanders. Callers said the man had “some type of long gun,” according to a Hot Springs Police Department news release sent Sunday night.
Officers found Scott on the 500 block of Central Avenue where “gunfire was exchanged,” the release says.
During the encounter, an officer and the suspect were both shot and taken to an area hospital, Hot Springs police spokesman Cpl. Joey Williams said.
The wounded officer, Jonathan Smith, was shot twice and has been treated and released from the hospital, according to the news release.
The suspect, identified as Jonathan Scott, 31, of Hot Springs is in the hospital in critical condition.
The officers involved will be put on administrative leave with pay, which is a department policy, according to the release.
Arkansas State Police and the Garland County sheriff’s office are investigating.
See Monday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.