SPRINGDALE -- Washington County deputies fatally shot a man who pointed a shotgun at them in his home Sunday night, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.
A man called the sheriff's office and said his mother and stepfather were fighting in an upstairs bedroom. The caller said Terry Don King, 50, pointed a shotgun at him and pushed him out of the room when he tried to intervene.
Deputies went to the house at 19496 Neills Bluff Road about 9:45 p.m. When they arrived, the caller and two other people safely left the house.
Deputies said they found King in the bedroom. A woman ran out of the room and down the stairs. King pointed a gun at the deputies, who then fired their weapons at King, according to the release.
King died at the house.
The Arkansas State Police is investigating the shooting. Three deputies have been placed on administrative leave, following usual department procedure, according to the release.
King's body will be sent to the state Crime Laboratory for autopsy.
King served time in prison from Dec. 9, 2002, until Aug. 26, 2009, according to the Arkansas Department of Correction. He was convicted of aggravated robbery in Franklin County.
Metro on 12/12/2018