Arkansas State Police say man dies after gunfight

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OSCEOLA, Ark. (AP) _ Arkansas State Police say a man has died following a
gunfight with officers after he shot and killed a police dog.

In statement, police say the man died Tuesday morning at a hospital where he
was transported after he was shot Monday evening near Osceola in eastern
Arkansas.

The man had been pursued by Missouri law enforcement, though it was not
immediately clear why.

Authorities say the man ran away when he was pulled over by Arkansas officers.
According to state police, the man was then pursued by a Mississippi County
sheriff’s deputy, two state troopers, and a police dog.

State police say the dog “made contact” with the man, when then fatally shot
it before turning his gun on officers, who opened fire and shot him.

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