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Shootout near Ashdown, one man dead

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ASHDOWN, AR (KSLA) - A late afternoon standoff in Little River County ended tragically when a suspect reportedly took his own life, but not before an exchange of gunfire with police. "They came down this way, the shots came right behind the house, we knew it was behind the house", said neighbor, Dennis Scott. Shots came from the end of a long driveway off U.S. Highway 71 just north of Ashdown, AR. Local police along with FBI agents went to the area to serve a federal warrant on 31 year old Jeremy Reed, when officers arrived things took a turn for the worse. "This gentleman had run from one house to a trailer house which was very close to each other, as he was running he had a knife he dropped on the ground and he had a shot gun and was pointing it at the officers, the FBI agent fired twice from his weapon and the city officer fired twice from a shotgun", said Little River Sheriff, Danny Russell. Police believe Reed was slightly wounded from a gunshot to the wrist. Sheriff Russell said Reed, still armed with the shotgun fired into the door of the trailer and managed to get inside. After negotiating with him for a short time another gunshot could be heard from inside the trailer. "The FBI agent was able to approach that room and get the door open and look in and found he had shot himself", said Sheriff Russell. The Arkansas State Police has been called in to investigate the officers involvement in the gun battle. This is the first officer involved shooting in Ashdown in more than 30 years. The Ashdown officer has been put on administrative leave. "We don't feel like there was any misconduct or any wrong doing on his part, its just standard procedure", said Lt. Bobby Walraven with the Ashdown Police Department. "Anything can happen just right here in Ashdown, you never know," says Scott.
    Agents went to the home to serve a warrant for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.