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Two Arkansas Policemen Killed After Stopping Van

May 20th 2010 – 4:47PM
AP

AP

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (May 21) -- Two men armed with AK-47s ambushed and killed two officers who had stopped them on an Arkansas interstate, then died in a shootout with police who had tracked them to a Walmart parking lot, authorities say. Sgt. Brandon Paudert, 39, and Bill Evans, 38, were killed Thursday while "running...

West Memphis News From the Web

  • 05/30/12 Mireille Enos to Get Tied Up in Key Role in Atom... Source: Film School Rejects Atom Egoyan 's upcoming drama based on the real-life tragedy of the West Memphis 3, Devil's Knot , has been quite slowly accumulating cast members, with news on each new member of the production trickling out over the course of many months.
  • 05/23/12 West Memphis Murder Suspect Added To Most Wanted List Source: CBS - WREG NewsChannel 3 - Memphis TN Today, Eddie Tribble was added to the West Memphis Police Most Wanted list for the murder of Devario Smith.
  • 05/23/12 The do-not-sign campaigns Source: Arkansas News Bureau - Little Rock AR Voters in Tuesday's primaries probably noticed a different kind of campaign going on not too far from the voting booth.
  • 05/21/12 Two Years Since West Memphis Nightmare Source: ABC/CW - WPTY 24/WLMT 30 - Memphis TN It's been two years since two West Memphis police officers were gunned down in the line of duty.
  • 05/14/12 West Memphis Mulling Over New Curfew Source: ABC/CW - WPTY 24/WLMT 30 - Memphis TN If mom and dad won't impose a curfew, West Memphis will.

Background on West Memphis

West Memphis is the largest city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 26,245 at the 2010 census, ranking it as the state's 17th largest city, in front of Bella Vista.

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