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Arkansas father fatally shoots man he found in car with his daughter

Arkansas authorities are investigating an incident after a man was fatally shot after being found in a car with the alleged shooter's daughter.

LONOKE, Ark. — The Lonoke County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating an incident where a confrontation between two men led to one being shot and killed.

According to reports, at about 1:12 a.m. on October 8, deputies were called to a home on Highway 236 East with reports of a missing 14-year-old girl.

Reports say that the father of the teen, Aaron Spencer, had reportedly found the teen inside a vehicle with a man identified as Michael Fosler.

A confrontation between the two men began and ended in Fosler being shot. He was pronounced dead while still at the scene.

Spencer was taken into custody and transported to the Lonoke County Detention Center where he is being charged with first-degree murder which is a class Y felony.

No information has been released on whether or not the family had any connection to Fosler, but officials did confirm that the teen is now safe.

The investigation into this incident remains ongoing and we will update with more information as soon as it becomes available.

Credit: KTHV

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