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Wed January 10, 2024

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CID INVESTIGATING JONESBORO OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING

Cid Investigates Jonesboro Officer Officer Involved Shooting Asp Investigates
CID INVESTIGATING JONESBORO OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING
January 10, 2024 ASP’s Criminal Investigation Division is investigating an officer-involved shooting fatality that occurred at approximately 8 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, in Jonesboro. At approximately 7:45 p.m. the Jonesboro Police dispatch center received a call regarding an altercation between a father and his adult son at a home in the 1100 block of West Jefferson Street in Jonesboro. A witness told dispatch that the son was armed with a knife. A Jonesboro Police officer arrived at the home and confronted Joseph Lee McCrackin Jr., 26, of Little Rock.  A physical altercation ensued, and the officer fired his service weapon, striking McCrackin. Emergency personnel administered first aid, and McCrackin was pronounced dead at the scene. The Jonesboro Police officer was transported to St. Bernard’s Medical Center with minor injuries sustained in the altercation.
An investigative case file will be presented to the prosecuting attorney, who will determine whether the use of deadly force was consistent with Arkansas law.
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