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Prosecutor says deadly physical force justified in Fort Smith shooting
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Thomas Saccente
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July 28, 2021 at 12:51 p.m.
Zachary Brian Arnold
FORT SMITH A Fort Smith man who stopped a shooting rampage in May by killing the gunman won t face criminal charges, prosecutors said.
Sebastian County Prosecutor Dan Shue announced his decision Wednesday in a letter to Police Chief Danny Baker. Shue said after reviewing the investigative reports surrounding the shooting, his office concluded Wallace A. West, 58, was justified under Arkansas law in the fatal shooting of Zachary Brian Arnold, 26.
West shot Arnold after Arnold killed Lois Hicks, 87, in her home at Three Corners Apartments at 3600 S. 74th St., according to police.
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