CARLISLE. — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) has identified the suspect involved in the officer-involved shooting that occurred on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, as Felipe Millan-Gomez, 33, of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Millan-Gomez was wanted in connection with an armed carjacking and kidnapping that took place on Monday, June 9, 2025, in Manistee County, Michigan. During that incident, Millan-Gomez allegedly threatened a woman with a handgun, forced her to drive, and later took control of her vehicle. Law enforcement considered Millan-Gomez armed and dangerous.
ASP Troopers and officers with the U.S. Marshals Service stopped Millan-Gomez on Interstate 40 East, near the 180-mile marker about a mile west of Carlisle, at about 1:30 p.m. Millan-Gomez exited his vehicle and brandished a weapon. Troopers fired on the suspect, striking him. Millan-Gomez died at the scene.
