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CRIME & SAFETY
WATCH: Body cam footage from search for suspect at Mercy Fort Smith
FORT SMITH, Ark. — Body camera footage from the Sebastian County Sheriff's Office shows the law enforcement response to the report of a gunman at Mercy Fort Smith. Police say John Keith West was armed with a painted water pistol when he caused an hourslong lockdown at the hospital on Monday.
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