LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An investigation is underway after a man died near the UAMS emergency room, involving a campus police officer on July 12.
Arkansas State Police are investigating the shooting.
ASP said that a 59-year-old man was "brandishing a gun and directed police officers to stay away," according to a statement released Monday evening.
In an updated release, state police said that the medical examiner "preliminarily classified" the death as a suicide due to a self-inflicted gunshot and that even though the UAMS officer did shoot him, that wound was not "contributed to his death."
According to the statement, staff at the hospital has reported that the man "may have had intentions to harm himself or others at the hospital."
Once the investigation by ASP is completed, the case file will be delivered to the Pulaski County prosecuting attorney who will decide whether the use of deadly force by the UAMS officer was justified.
We will update this article with more information as it becomes available.