Overview
- The encounter occurred around 1:40 p.m. Sunday on South Fredrick Road while a Magnolia officer was on patrol.
- Arkansas State Police said the man brandished a firearm and fired at the officer.
- The officer returned fire and struck the 53-year-old multiple times, according to the state police release.
- The wounded man was taken to a Little Rock hospital and was still receiving treatment Monday morning.
- Investigators will compile a case file for the prosecutor to assess justification, and authorities have not released the names of those involved.