GARLAND COUNTY, Ark. — Arkansas State Police has begun investigating after a deputy with the Garland County Sheriff's Office fatally shot a man who was acting "disorderly" and "wielding a shovel."

According to authorities, the Garland County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the 100 block of Ebony Way on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Authorities received calls of a man that was "acting in a disorderly manner, wearing no shirt, and carrying a shovel."

When they arrived, a sheriff's deputy is said to have made contact with the man that was allegedly wielding a shovel.

Authorities said that shortly after making contact, the man allegedly approached the deputy in "an aggressive manner" which led to the deputy firing their weapon at the man.

After the deputy fired his weapon, medical aid was provided t

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