WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ark. (KSFM/KTHV) - The Springdale Police Department said they were notified about shots fired at a Washington County Sheriff Deputy near Tontitown, shortly after 12 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11.
Washington County Corporal Brett Thompson tried to stop the driver of the 2008 Saturn on S. Barrington Road, near Steele Road in Tontitown, for a traffic violation, but the driver refused to stop.
The suspect continued on Steele Road and eventually stopped. When Corporal Thompson got out of his vehicle the suspect also stepped out of his car and began shooting -- Thompson returned fire.
The suspect got back into his car, took off, stopped again, let a female passenger out of the car and continued driving, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office (WCSO).
At this time authorities issued a "Be On The Lookout (BOLO)."
A short time later, Springdale police said they found the car on 71B near Shady Grove Road and gun shots were again exchanged.
The car, again, took off and a pursuit ensued into Fayetteville and back to Springdale, with Arkansas State Police (ASP) and Fayetteville police assisting.
Springdale police said the driver returned to Don Tyson Parkway and S. Thompson St. where he stopped and surrendered to them.
Amber and Heaven Williams witnessed some of the incident.
"I watched the back window of the Chevy Impala they were shooting at, I watched it shatter. The front of one of the cop cars, their front windshield got busted out with a gunshot and then after that there were cops everywhere," they said.
The suspect has been identified at Luis Cobos-Cenobio, 29, from Springdale, and Springdale police said he appeared to have been shot in the shoulder.
Cobos was transported by Springdale police to Northwest Medical Center where he was treated and released into their custody. Cobos will to be taken to the Washington County jail. Charges are still pending.
No officers or deputies were injured. Two Springdale police officers who fired the shots are on administrative leave, as is protocol, pending the investigation by the ASP.
