4:07 p.m. UPDATE:
A Pine Bluff police officer who was shot and killed Monday afternoon while conducting a drug operation in the parking lot of the Econo Lodge motel in Pine Bluff has been identified as Det. Kevin Collins.
City Council Member Ivan Whitfield, a member of the city's Public Safety Committee and former chief of the Pine Bluff Police Department, told the Pine Bluff Commercial that Collins had been a member of the police force for about six years.
He identified a second officer who was shot as Ralph Isaac, and said he has been told that Isaac is expected to recover.
Two suspects were reportedly wounded in the exchange of gunfire. No information on their condition or identity was available.
The Pine Bluff Police Department and Arkansas State Police announced they will hold a news conference at 4:30 p.m. at the Pine Bluff police headquarters.
EARLIER:
Two Pine Bluff police officers were shot Monday, one fatally, authorities said.
Pine Bluff police spokesman Lt. David DeFoor said in an email that an officer had been killed.
A Twitter post by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Little Rock office states the agency is assisting Pine Bluff and state police following the shooting.
In a social media post, the New Orleans Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said one officer was taken to the hospital.
Alongside our Arkansas neighbors and partners, we are fervently praying for the two @PBPoliceDept officers who were shot earlier today. We are assisting @ARStatePolice and Pine Bluff PD with the ongoing investigation. #ARnews pic.twitter.com/SiRoGles22
— FBI Little Rock (@FBILittleRock) October 5, 2020
DeFoor said that authorities would hold a news conference at 4:30 p.m. in the reception area of the police department at 200 E. 8th.
The condition of the second officer was unclear Monday afternoon, and further information wasn't immediately available.
Check back for updates.