SWIFTON, Ark. (AP) – Authorities say an Arkansas State Police trooper shot and
wounded a man who reportedly pointed a handgun at law enforcement officers.
State police say the shooting happened Thursday afternoon at a home east of
Swifton, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northeast of Little Rock. State police
say a Jackson County Sheriff’s Department’s deputy encountered 42-year-old Sjon
Anthony Woods, who was holding a handgun and reportedly fired the gun into the
ground.
State troopers and officers from nearby police departments then responded to
the scene. State police say a trooper opened fire after Woods pointed the gun at
police.
State police say Woods is in serious condition at a hospital, and no officers
were hurt.
The state trooper is on paid administrative leave while the shooting is under
investigation.
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