State police investigating fatal officer-involved shooting in Hempstead County, Ark.

HEMPSTEAD COUNTY, Ark. ( KTAL/KMSS ) – Arkansas State Police (ASP) are investigating after a man was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Hempstead County Thursday.

According to Arkansas State Police, Hempstead County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence in the Columbus community of Hempstead County to serve a felony arrest warrant.

Deputies contacted the wanted man, identified as Randy May, 65, at the front door of his home when, according to witnesses, May charged at the deputies with a machete.

May was shot by a deputy and succumbed to his wounds at the scene.

Special Agents with ASP’s Criminal Investigation Division are investigating to determine whether the use of deadly force by the sheriff’s deputy was consistent with Arkansas laws.

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