FAYETTEVILLE, AR. (THECOUNT) — Officer Stephen Carr has been identified as the Fayetteville police officer fatally shot Saturday, the Fayetteville Police Department has revealed.
35-year-old London Phillips, of Norfork, AR, approached Carr and shot him for unknown reasons.
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Carr began his career with the police department in August of 2017. He was a member of their Bicycle Unit, which patrolled the Entertainment District, reports WTSP.
Around 9:40 p.m. Saturday, several officers were inside the department when they found Carr down next to a police cruiser.
According to Chief Reynolds, officers immediately engaged with Phillips and more shots were fired.
Both Officer Carr and the suspect were pronounced dead on scene.
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Geo quick facts: Fayetteville is a city in northwest Arkansas. Near the University of Arkansas campus, the Clinton House Museum was the first home of Bill and Hillary Clinton. Vintage and modern airplanes are on display in a hangar at the Arkansas Air and Military Museum. To the west, Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park was the site of a Civil War battle. Mount Sequoyah Woods Trail runs through a thick forest – wikipedia.