State Police CID investigating officer involved shooting death

GLENWOOD — Special Agents with the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Arkansas State Police (ASP) are investigating the shooting death of a Pike County woman by a Pike County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) deputy.

At approximately 9:28 am Thursday, PCSO responded to a location on Highway 84 West near the Pike County community of Glenwood due to reports of a woman with a knife.  The woman, later identified as Jennifer Provence, 40, did not respond to a deputy’s commands to drop the knife, according to preliminary reports.  The deputy fired his service weapon, striking Provence, who succumbed to her injuries on the scene.

ASP CID agents will prepare an investigative file to be submitted to the Pike County Prosecuting Attorney, who will determine whether the use of deadly force by the sheriff’s deputy was consistent with Arkansas laws.