SHIRLEY, Ark. (AP) Authorities say a north Arkansas man has died after exchanging gunfire with Van Buren County sheriff’s deputies. State police say 41-year-old William Beck died Sunday night after deputies were dispatched to a Shirley home to investigate a disturbance. Police say deputies were met with gunfire as they entered. They returned fire inside and outside the home. Beck’s body was discovered near a gun inside the home. State police are investigating and will turn the results over to the county prosecutor to determine if the shooting was consistent with state law. A spokesman for the sheriff’s office could not comment on the administrative status of the deputies.
Arkansas man has died after exchanging gunfire with Van Buren County sheriff’s deputies
June 11, 2019 by