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Hot Springs - A search warrant released by authorities indicates that deputies shot and killed a suspect after he initially fired on and wounded one of their colleagues.
The account of the shooting in the records released Wednesday marked the first time authorities had confirmed that Garland County sheriff's deputies had fatally shot 22-year-old Marvin Stringer.
The shooting occurred as deputies tried to arrest Stringer at a Hot Springs motel on Nov. 19. He was one of three men wanted in connection with the Nov. 12 deaths of five people during a botched robbery in Pearcy.
Authorities have cited a gag order in the Pearcy homicide case as a reason for not releasing information about Stringer's shooting.
Three Garland County deputies have been placed on routine, temporary leave with pay pending an investigation into the shooting.
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