{"id":108391,"date":"2017-06-12T20:37:48","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T00:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=108391"},"modified":"2017-06-12T23:26:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T03:26:16","slug":"manhunt-police-officer-shot-arkansas-gunman-large","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/manhunt-police-officer-shot-arkansas-gunman-large\/","title":{"rendered":"MANHUNT ON: Police Officer Fatally Shot In Arkansas, Gunman at Large"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police Lt. Patrick Weatherford was fatally shot in Newport, Arkansas Monday evening and the suspected shooter was on the run.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred in the Remmel Park area&#8212;several agencies were responding to the park and K9s were deployed in the search.<\/p>\n<p>It was unclear what led up to the gunfire but police confirmed the 41-year-old officer was on-duty.<\/p>\n<p>Weatherford was taken to a hospital but later died, state police said.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-108402\" src=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DCKvz6zVwAAhi_r.jpg\" alt=\"DCKvz6zVwAAhi_r\" width=\"361\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DCKvz6zVwAAhi_r.jpg 361w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DCKvz6zVwAAhi_r-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DCKvz6zVwAAhi_r-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Residents were asked to avoid the area.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Deputies say they are currently waiting for K-9 units to search the grounds of the park <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Region8News\">@Region8News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cizYnJ4s7y\">pic.twitter.com\/cizYnJ4s7y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Japhanie Gray (@JGrayKAIT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JGrayKAIT\/status\/874418086425894912\">June 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">According to deputies on the scene, a Newport Police officer was shot in the line of duty. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Region8News\">@Region8News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2h52xuSeTO\">pic.twitter.com\/2h52xuSeTO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Japhanie Gray (@JGrayKAIT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JGrayKAIT\/status\/874417471108911104\">June 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police Lt. Patrick Weatherford was fatally shot in Newport, Arkansas Monday evening and the suspected shooter was on the run. The incident occurred in the Remmel Park area&#8212;several agencies were responding to the park and K9s were deployed in the search. 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