PARIS, Ark. — Arkansas State Police (ASP) is investigating what they say appears to be a murder-suicide that began with a shooting at a Sonic Drive-In in Paris, Arkansas.
Sonic employee 22-year-old George Poole was killed while at work.
The shooting happened around noon on Sept. 19 and Poole was pronounced dead at the scene, Logan County deputies said.
The sheriff's office initially reported that the suspect, identified as 20-year-old Joshua Malagon was taken into custody. However, officials later announced that police came into contact with Malagon sitting in a vehicle on Kalamazoo Road shortly after the shooting.
Police say Malagon refused to get out of the vehicle.
After hearing a single gunshot, deputies "approached and found Malagon wounded and began providing life-saving measures until emergency medical personnel arrived on-scene. Malagon was pronounced dead at a local hospital," a press release stated.
ASP detectives are investigating both deaths and will turn over the case file to Logan County prosecutors for review.
Stay with 5NEWS for updates about this ongoing investigation.
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