Little Rock — Authorities in Arkansas say the girlfriend of a man who was fatally shot in the back of a patrol car while handcuffed told an investigator that he called her from the car and said he had a gun with him.
Jonesboro police said on Wednesday that 21-year-old Chavis Carter's girlfriend also told the investigator that Carter said he loved her and that he was scared.
An autopsy released this week ruled Carter's death a suicide. Police said evidence and witness statements support that conclusion.
Police have been facing criticism after they said officers searched Carter twice but didn't find a gun before he was fatally shot in a patrol car on 28 July.
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