Ruben Smith III
Male, Black
Date of the incident: 5/28/2020
North Little Rock, Pulaski, AR
4615 E. Broadway St.
4615 E. Broadway St.
Officers inside a police substation heard gunfire. They reportedly encountered Rben Smith, who was armed, in the parking lot of a tobacco store. When officers tried to stop the Smith, he jumped into a bystander’s vehicle that was parked in front of the tobacco store. They continued to try to persuade him to put down the gun, but he refused and then reportedly pointed it at the officers. One officer shot and killed him.