Police shoot, kill man reportedly aiming rifle at passing cars
Aug 16, 2012, 6:36 AM | Updated: 9:22 am
A Little Rock man was killed in a face-off with police on Wednesday after witnesses reported he was aiming a rifle at passing cars.
“We got some 911 calls from some passing motorists who were telling us there was a man with a rifle pointing it at cars. We got one report that he was actually shooting it at cars,” says Thurston County Lieutenant Greg Elwin.
Officers responding to the scene found the man outside his home with a rifle. The man then retreated into the house and tried to exit through the back.
Elwin says the man opened fire on them after encountering police when attempting to leave through the back door.
Two of the officers shot and killed the suspect who was armed with a handgun.
No other injuries or damage were reported.
