World News | Police in Arkansas Shoot Man Who Barricaded Himself at a Shopping Mall

Conway, Apr 6 (AP) Police in central Arkansas shot a man after he fired at officers from inside a business at a shopping mall on Saturday morning.

Conway police said on Facebook that officers responded to a report about a man who had driven a vehicle into a massage therapy business at the Lewis Crossing Shopping Center. A SWAT team found an armed man who barricaded himself in a room. While officers were talking to the man, he shot at them and officers returned fire, striking him. No officers were injured.

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Officer Shad Foley, a spokesperson for the Conway Police Department, said the man was taken to a local hospital. Foley did not know his condition.

Foley said he could not confirm why the man crashed his vehicle into the Massage Envy storefront, or whether police would file charges against him. “The investigation is still completely fresh and underway,” Foley said.

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Photos and video from television stations showed the man's white SUV completely inside the storefront. For a time, a police armoured vehicle was parked outside.

Nearby businesses were cleared of customers and employees during the standoff. Bystander video showed the SWAT team with guns drawn forcibly entering a restaurant next to the massage business. Glass windows at the front of both businesses were shattered.

Some responders to the police department's Facebook post said they were locked down in nearby stores.

Foley said the wing of the shopping center remains closed while Arkansas State Police investigate the shooting.

Conway is about 33 miles (53 kilometers) north of Little Rock.(AP)

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