Arkansas Officer Acquitted in Death of Man Holding BB Gun

Arkansas Officer Acquitted in Death of Man Holding BB Gun
Little Rock Police Department detectives and crime scene personnel collect evidence at the Ultra Power Lounge in Little Rock, Ark., on July 1, 2017. Benjamin Krain/Getty Images
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—A jury has acquitted a Little Rock police officer who was accused of using excessive force in the 2016 fatal shooting of a man holding a BB gun.

Jurors deliberated for about three hours Monday before returning with a not guilty verdict for officer Dennis Hutchins, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.