LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Troopers arrested a man suspected of rape after a standoff in Little Rock.
According to a release from the Arkansas State Police, members of the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force attempted to arrest 39-year-old Gary Powell at a southwest Little Rock apartment on Monday. Authorities said they confirmed Powell was inside the apartment and commanded him to come out.
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Powell, instead, did not come out and instead retreated further into the apartment, officials said. After a short period, investigators heard a gunshot from inside the room Powell had retreated into.
Officials said they sent a camera robot into the room, and officials saw an injured Powell with a shotgun next to him on the floor. He then exited the apartment and was taken into custody…