ROGERS, Ark. — An Arkansas State Police trooper shot and injured a man after he allegedly resisted arrest and assaulted her during a traffic stop on I-49 in Rogers on July 27, according to Arkansas State Police (ASP).
The trooper reportedly stopped 26-year-old Angel Zapet-Alvarado around 7:43 p.m. on Saturday for "traveling at a high rate of speed in heavy traffic near the 80-mile marker."
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Once troopers approached his vehicle, ASP said Zapet-Alvarado resisted and refused to exit the vehicle. When he refused to comply, the trooper reportedly deployed her taser and a fight broke out.
"Zapet-Alvarado wrestled the trooper’s taser from her hands and threw it into interstate traffic," ASP said.
ASP said a woman on the interstate witnessed the fight and assisted the trooper.
As the fight continued, the trooper pulled out her service weapon and fired at Zapet-Alvarado, wounding him in the right temple.
The suspect was transported to a nearby hospital for his injuries. He has been released and was transported to the Benton County Jail.
According to Col. Mike Hagar, director of the Arkansas Department of Public Safety, the suspect is an immigrant from Guatemala. He is facing a second-degree battery charge and has been placed on hold for Homeland Security Investigation (HSI). Additional charges are pending.
ASP said the officer had non-life-threatening injuries from the incident.
The Criminal Investigation Division is investigating the shooting. A case will be presented to the prosecuting attorney to determine whether the trooper's use of deadly force was justified.
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