North Little Rock Police fatally shot an armed suspect who barricaded himself inside a post office during a standoff that prompted a lockdown at a nearby high school.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — North Little Rock police shot and killed an armed man who barricaded himself inside a post office on Friday during a standoff that prompted a lockdown at a nearby high school.
Thessing said no one else was injured, and it was unclear how many people were in the post office. Thessing said police were able to quickly remove an unspecified number of people from the post office, and another employee was later safely removed by the North Little Rock Police SWAT team. The three officers who were involved have been placed on administrative leave while the shooting is investigated, he said.
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