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16 year old, Aries Clark, was fatally shot by police Tuesday night outside an emergency shelter for youth in Marion, Arkansas.
According to reports, officers reported to East Arkansas Youth Services around 7:08 p.m. on Tuesday evening, prompting a message “moments later,” that the teen Clark was shot by police.
Clark, succumbed to gunshot wounds after he was transported to a nearby hospital.
Vicky Clark, the victim’s mother, said the family was at the center to find therapy options for Clark, a student at West Memphis High School.
The Marion Police Department has not released any information regarding what led to the outcome. According to Little Rock outlet KATV, two officers have been placed on administrative leave, but their names have yet to be released. The department has launched a criminal investigation into the matter.