Off-duty Arkansas officer kills shoplifting suspect who attacked him with a knife, police say
30-year-old suspected shoplifter died after being taken to hospital
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police in Arkansas say an off-duty officer working security at a Walmart fatally shot a shoplifting suspect who attacked him with a knife on New Year’s Eve.
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Little Rock police officer Kreshun King Sr. was trying to detain a man suspected of shoplifting inside the store Sunday evening when the man pulled out a knife and cut the officer's hand, Assistant Police Chief Joe Miller said, according to KARK_TV.
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A shoplifting suspect has been fatally shot by police in Arkansas. (Fox News)
The man who was shot, 30-year-old Benjamin McDaniel, died after being taken to a hospital, according to Little Rock police. King was treated at a hospital and released. He was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, which is standard practice for shootings involving Little Rock officers.
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