William Lloyd Jones barricaded himself inside a home and held a 9-year-old child hostage at gunpoint. He was shot and killed when police entered to rescue the child.
Victim's Name: William Lloyd Jones
Agency Responsible: Arkansas State Police
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Race: White
Date of Death: August 22, 2019
County: Van Buren
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4985
Geography: Rural