FORT SMITH, Ark., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A Sebastian County, Ark., deputy sheriff was shot dead and a police chief was injured while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
Sebastian County Deputy Bill Cooper, a 15-year veteran and former U.S. Marine, was pronounced dead at a local hospital Wednesday. Hackett Chief of Police Darrell Spells was treated and released after being grazed in the forehead by a bullet.