Rep. Matt Duffield, R-Russellville, and Sen. Mark Johnson, R-Ferndale, at a news conference April 18, 2024, about the death of Bryan Malinowski after federal agents raided his home in March. About 24 other lawmakers stood behind them. (Photo by Sonny Albarado/Arkansas Advocate)
A group of Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday called on the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to release body-camera footage of a pre-dawn raid that ended in the fatal shooting of Little Rock’s airport director.
“Were they wearing required body cameras? If not, why not? And where the hell is the footage?” Rep. Matt Duffield, R-Russellville, asked during an afternoon news conference in the Capitol.
Bryan Malinowski
Bryan Malinowski, 53, was shot in the head March 19 in an exchange of gunfire with federal agents attempting to serve a search warrant at his West Little Rock home. He died the next day. An ATF agent was wounded in the shootout.
Malinowski had been executive director of the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport since 2019.