Two Police Officers Shot in Western Arkansas

Two police officers in Arkansas have been shot. It happened in the small town of Hackett in western Arkansas.

Sebastian County Sheriff's Office Lt. Philip Pevehouse says the shooting happened early this morning near the town of Hackett, about 170 miles west of Little Rock. Pevehouse tells Fort Smith television station KHBS that officers are still searching for the shooter. We don't have information yet about the condition of the officers.

Pevehouse tells the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that one sheriff's deputy and one Hackett Police Department officer were shot.