Posted on 07/15/2013 3:14:18 PM PDT by DCBryan1
ITTLE ROCK (KATV) - A routine traffic stop Monday turned into a chase and ended with an officer-involved shooting.
Sgt. Cassandra Davis said a man in his 30s was pulled over for a traffic stop near the corner of 12th Street and Jefferson because he was believed to be driving a stolen black SUV. The suspect reportedly ran about five blocks behind a building at 1110 Adams Street.
Davis would not give further details about what escalated the situation into a shooting but did confirm that the suspect was dead. The officer was not injured.
Various witnesses have reported hearing anywhere from five to eight shots fired. Because the shooting happened behind a building, there are few witnesses who saw the entire situation.
As of 3:15 p.m., police still would not confirm if the suspect shot at police or was armed at all.
The owner of the car showed up around 2:45 and told KATV's Jason Pederson that the car was not stolen and the driver was her husband, 26-year-old Deon Williams. She said that he had spent some time in prison recently and was out on parole. While she said Williams may have been driving without a license when police pulled him over, she knew of no outstanding warrants that would motivate him to run.
A crowd of more than 100 by some estimates formed after the shooting. As of 3:00 p.m., the crowd was shrinking but becoming more vocal, some holding signs reading
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Colorado??
Gezzzz...
When I drove by, it looked more like this: Cop at intersection said that the unruly crowd heard via Twitter that the victim was 12-years old (no skittles mentioned).....Victim was the cop that had to shoot a 30 yo on parole in a stolen vehicle.
Pitiful......
Please, don’t ask where I got Colorado....lol
THAILAND?!....no Little Rock, AR (Arkansas).
See #5...Ya weren’t supposed to ask!
0bama and Holder hope this escalates to the point where they’ll be able to declare Martial Law. Yippe! They is gonna throw a party!!!!
Where all these people found time to get off work, I have no idea.
What’s the temp there in Lil’ Rock?
Looks like he’s standing in the doorway of a cop car...Or he’s a real big guy...
Where did you get Colorado?
Local Nairobi Little Rock residents said, "Yo man, it be ninty fi de-grease"
...Janet Napolitano’s timing is interesting here. Perhaps she’ll try and rile up the kids as OBAMA’S COMMANDER OF CALIF UNIVERSITIES.
Sucks for him.
LOL!
Little Nairobi.. LOL
That's all I need to know.
I was going to advise you to carry, but I saw your profile page.
BTW, most of the image links are broken...
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