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Marion police officer shot, returns fire; one suspect dies
By Jody Callahan
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January 30, 2003
MARION, Ark. - A Marion police officer was shot Thursday morning following a short car chase that began after a routine traffic stop, officials said.
One suspect died and authorities took another person into custody.
Officer Freddy Williams, 36, who has been with the department for three years, was shot once above the left cheekbone, said Marion police Capt. James Wilson. The bullet did not hit the officer’s eye.
Williams was airlifted to The Regional Medical Center at Memphis, where he was in serious condition Thursday afternoon.
Wilson said police were still gathering details Thursday afternoon but it appears that Williams had stopped a car for having no tags. He placed one suspect in his police cruiser when the other suddenly drove away.
After a short pursuit along an access road to Interstate 55, the suspect stopped the car, got out and began shooting at Williams.
The officer returned fire, killing the suspect, Wilson said.
The shooting happened about 11:15 a.m. on a service road about a mile north of Marion. Traffic was backed up on Interstate 55 as a result of the shooting.
Williams is married and has an 8-year-old son.
http://www.gomemphis.com/mca/local_news/article/0,1426,MCA_437_1709939,00.html
By Jody Callahan
[email protected]
January 30, 2003
MARION, Ark. - A Marion police officer was shot Thursday morning following a short car chase that began after a routine traffic stop, officials said.
One suspect died and authorities took another person into custody.
Officer Freddy Williams, 36, who has been with the department for three years, was shot once above the left cheekbone, said Marion police Capt. James Wilson. The bullet did not hit the officer’s eye.
Williams was airlifted to The Regional Medical Center at Memphis, where he was in serious condition Thursday afternoon.
Wilson said police were still gathering details Thursday afternoon but it appears that Williams had stopped a car for having no tags. He placed one suspect in his police cruiser when the other suddenly drove away.
After a short pursuit along an access road to Interstate 55, the suspect stopped the car, got out and began shooting at Williams.
The officer returned fire, killing the suspect, Wilson said.
The shooting happened about 11:15 a.m. on a service road about a mile north of Marion. Traffic was backed up on Interstate 55 as a result of the shooting.
Williams is married and has an 8-year-old son.
http://www.gomemphis.com/mca/local_news/article/0,1426,MCA_437_1709939,00.html