Gunman dead, 2 officers hurt in shooting at Arkansas Walmart

Two police officers were wounded and a gunman was killed on Monday morning in an exchange of gunfire at a Walmart store in eastern Arkansas, authorities said. Forrest City Police Chief Deon Lee said one of the officers was taken to a hospital about 70 kilometres to the east in Memphis where he was in surgery, and the initial prognosis is “he’s going to be OK.” The officers responded to the Forrest City Walmart after someone called police to report a man who was making threats and was “kind of talking out of his head,” Lee said at a news conference on Monday afternoon. Arkansas State Police Spokesman Bill Sadler said local authorities have identified the suspect...