Prosecutor: Apartment resident justified in killing of Fort Smith gunman- good guy with rifle

FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Sebastian County Prosecutor’s Office will not charge the man who shot and killed a gunman from his apartment balcony in Fort Smith last year.

Wallace A. West, 58, an off-duty Department of Homeland Security employee, was justified in the killing of Zachary Arnold, 26, according to a release from Prosecutor Daniel Shue on Wednesday.

Police say Arnold was firing a semiautomatic rifle in the greenspace of the Three Corners Townhouses at 3500 South 74th Street in the early morning hours of May 15, 2020.

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“It is the belief of this Department, confirmed by today’s decision of the Sebastian County Prosecutor to not file charges, that Mr. West acted lawfully when he shot Mr. Arnold and likely saved a number of lives in the process. At last count, Mr. Arnold had fired 93 rounds from his semiautomatic rifle before Mr. West was able to stop him. There were no other fatalities or injuries, though a number of residents were home at the time of the assault,” Mitchell said.

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