Officers were in pursuit of a shooting suspect which later resulted in a vehicle crash at 36th and Barrow Road. The PIO is enroute to the scene. Please avoid the area if possible. pic.twitter.com/Vz1nhToZ1w
— Little Rock Police (@LRpolice) April 26, 2020
This bulletin from LRPD about an hour ago.
UPDATE: An evening news conference is set. It appears the driver of the vehicle struck during a chase by police of another car has died.
Police were attempting to pull over 40-year-old Franklin Jones, whom they believed was involved in a shooting on Saturday, April 25.
He didn’t stop. During a chase, his van crashed into another vehicle at the intersection of 36th Street and John Barrow Road. The car he hit caught fire
The driver of that car was critically burned.
Jones was taken into custody and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
