WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) – Authorities say two men have been arrested in the
fatal shooting of an off-duty police officer inside his Arkansas home.
West Memphis police said Thursday that 22-year-old George Henderson and
25-year-old Demarcus Darnell Parker are accused in the April 28 death of Forrest
City police officer Oliver Johnson Jr.
Authorities say Johnson was inside his West Memphis apartment when someone
began firing gunshots outside. Officials say multiple rounds struck the
apartment building’s facade and that one bullet hit Johnson in the upper torso.
Investigators say Henderson was involved in an altercation outside Johnson’s
apartment complex. Police say Henderson fired gunshots, and a bullet that went
into Johnson’s residence struck him. Investigators have said the bullet was
likely not intended for Johnson.
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