JACKSONVILLE, Ark. – Police in Jacksonville are investigating after an attempted theft left a man injured Thursday morning.
Officers with the JPD were called shortly before 9 a.m. to a theft at #1 Paradise Park Road.
Upon arrival, officers said they were advised that while the property owner was confronting a suspect committing theft, they displayed a weapon and were shot. Police said the suspect fled into the wooded area after the incident.
Investigators said the property owner was transported to a local hospital for treatment and their injuries are non-life-threatening.
Police said that the suspect is a tall, slender-built white male with black hair and no facial hair possibly in their mid to late 20’s wearing blue coveralls.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Jacksonville Police Department at 501-982-3191.