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A northeast Arkansas man was fatally shot by police who say he pointed a gun at them. But his family members say the shooting happened as he was running away from officers. Arkansas State Police said in a news release that Keivion Jones was shot Wednesday morning by officers from the Osceola Police Department. They were investigating a report of someone who had pointed a rifle at a convenience store employee. Jones' uncle, Andrew Alexander, told WHBQ-TV that Jones was hit more than a dozen times in the back as he ran away. Alexander said Jones was holding a rifle but did not pose a threat.