Death sentence upheld in Trumann officer's shooting
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction of a man sentenced to death for fatally shooting a police officer during a tr…
- By The Associated Press
August 7, 2012
Warning: This video contains graphic content. Dashboard footage released Tuesday shows an April 2011 traffic stop in which a Trumann Police Department officer was fatally shot. Arkansas Online has chosen to cut the video before a segment in which slain Officer Jonathan Schmidt is heard begging for his life before additional shots are fired.
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Police release video of officer shooting, vow to learn from tragedy
The police chief in Trumann says he is increasing the department's training after an officer was fatally shot during a traffic stop last year.
August 7, 2012