NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — According to an original statement given by North Little Rock Police Public Information Officer Sgt. Carmen Helton on Monday night, a man was shot after he fled from a traffic stop and drew a "weapon from his waistband" just around 6:30 p.m. on July 26.
In a following statement the next afternoon, Arkansas State Police identified the man as 18-year-old Anthony Brown, who was wanted for battery and aggravated robbery when he was pulled over in the area of Main Street and Pershing, near a Tropical Smoothie and a gas station.
State police said that when Brown fled after being pulled over, he "brandished a gun at officers leading one officer to shoot the suspect."
Brown was taken to a nearby hospital where police said he is in stable condition.
No officers were injured.
On Thursday the North Little Rock Police Department named the officer involved in the shooting as Cody Brown. He has been with the force since 2007.
Arkansas State Police has begun its investigation and the officer involved has been placed on administrative leave.