Arkansas police officer cleared in low-speed chase shooting

(AP) – A central Arkansas police officer who shot a man during a
low-speed chase has been cleared of any wrongdoing.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Sherwood officer Todd Abbott shot
26-year-old Jose Louis Burgos when responding to a domestic disturbance in
December.

Police say Burgos was followed by authorities at the scene when he fled in a
vehicle. Abbott reportedly fired one shot at the vehicle’s windshield, which hit
Burgos in the chest.

Pulaski County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney John Johnson says his office
determined the shooting was justified.

Burgos survived and was charged with felony counts of fleeing, aggravated
assault and third-degree domestic battery. He negotiated a guilty plea in May
and was sentenced to six years of probation.

A police spokesman says Abbott suffered minor injuries in the encounter and
recently returned to duty.

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