Shawn Henry Allen Dickens
Male, White
Date of the incident: 2/16/2016
Mena, Polk, AR
1513 Reeves Ave
1513 Reeves Ave
According to police, an officer approached Dickens outside a convenience store on Reeves Avenue around noon. During the confrontation, Dickens fled, dropping a handgun. The release says the man turned around to try and pick up the gun when he was ordered not the by the officer. Police say he repeatedly disobeyed this command and the officer shot and killed him.