The Arkansas State Police on Thursday identified the Michigan man whom troopers shot dead Wednesday afternoon when he pulled a weapon during a traffic stop in Lonoke County.
Felipe Milan-Gomez, 33, of Grand Rapids died around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday near the 180 mile marker of Interstate 40, west of Carlisle, after troopers and U.S. marshals stopped him, the release states. Milan-Gomez brandished a weapon at officers when he exited his vehicle, authorities said.
Milan-Gomez was wanted after a Monday carjacking and kidnapping in Manistee County, Mich., in which authorities say he forced a woman to drive at gunpoint and later took her vehicle, the release states. When troopers and marshals stopped him on Wednesday, he was considered armed and dangerous, the release states.
No officers were injured in the incident, and the troopers involved were placed on administrative leave in line with agency policy, authorities said. State police investigators will review the incident and submit a case file to the Lonoke County prosecutor, who will determine if the officers’ use of force was justified.