SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Springfield police say they have arrested a man in connection with the shooting of an officer.
The Springfield News-Leader reports 30-year-old Aaron Pearson was seriously injured after being shot during an investigation early Monday into suspicious activity behind a closed business, where three people were hanging out.
He was taken to a local hospital, where he remained Monday night.
Police say officers searched around seven hours to find the man suspected of shooting Pearson. Authorities say a man was arrested less than a block away from where Pearson was shot.
Police Chief Paul Williams announced the man is the focus of detectives’ investigation of the shooting and no other suspects are being sought.