ASP investigating Texarkana officer involved shooting

The Arkansas State Police is investigating an officer involved shooting yesterday in Texarkana that left a jail escapee dead.  

About 1 PM Monday, Texarkana police officers located the escapees.   Subsequently, both officers approached the pair in an attempt to apprehend the escapees. While one officer was taking an escapee into custody, the second officer was met with resistance by the other inmate who began to fight with the officer and attempted to gain control of the second officer’s gun.

During the struggle the gun was fired, causing the first officer to shoot the inmate fighting with the second officer.

The body of the deceased inmate will be transported to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory to confirm the cause and manner of death.  State police say the victim’s name hasn’t been released, pending the next of kin notification.

Yesterday morning, Texarkana Police made a social media post asking for the public’s help in looking for the two escapees.  That posting identified the pair as 30 year old Michael Olson and 38 year old Wayne Land.  Olson was in jail on assault charges, while Land was being held on burglary and drug charges.