FAYETTEVILLE, AR. (THECOUNT) — We are now learning the shocking details in the shooting death of Officer Stephen Carr after Sheriff’s officials revealed the officer was shot 10 times in the head as he was seated in his cruiser outside a Fayetteville police headquarters.
Social media reports indicate Carr’s deceased killer, London Phillips, was “interested in anti-law enforcement groups.”
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The Washington County Sheriff’s Office on Friday released video and autopsy details from Saturday’s fatal shooting of the officer, reports KY3.
Carr was sitting in his patrol car outside police headquarters Saturday night when Phillips approached the vehicle and opened fire at point-blank range.
The autopsy indicates that any of the 10 shots to Carr’s head would have been fatal.
35-year-old Phillips, of Norfork, AR, approached Carr and shot him for unknown reasons.
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.