<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0ROzhJ_0vl96rYh00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0ROzhJ_0vl96rYh00" width="1500" height="844" >LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — After a months long investigation, the 6th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney has cleared the Arkansas State Police Trooper and three Benton Police officers involved in the deadly force shooting of 35-year-old Aaron Watson of Hot Springs.Watson lost his life after taking law enforcement on a high-speed chase from Benton to Little Rock.Around 2:04 p.m. on January 1, 2024, ASP was notified by the Saline County Sheriff's Office that they were in pursuit of a white 1996 BMW with fictitious plates driven by Watson. The vehicle was traveling on the I-30 service road around the 128-mile marker in Benton.The pursuit was ended by use of a Tactical Vehicle Intervention (TVI) maneuver on the I-30 service road near the University Avenue exit.Following the end of the pursuit, Watson fired shots at the law enforcement officers, who returned fire, striking Watson.Watson, who was already wanted by U.S. Marshals Service, was pronounced dead at the scene.No ASP Troopers or Benton Police Officers were injured in the incident.</div></body>

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Officers cleared in shooting death of Hot Springs Man in January

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — After a months long investigation, the 6th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney has cleared the Arkansas State Police Trooper and three Benton Police officers involved in the deadly force shooting of 35-year-old Aaron Watson of Hot Springs. Watson lost his life after taking law enforcement on...