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A fatal officer-involved shooting in West Memphis ended the lives of two people on the evening of January 16, 2019. Megan Brooke Rivera, 22, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 30-year-old De'Angelo Jamar Brown when West Memphis officers attempted to stop the car near 18th and McAuley at about 9:30 p.m. Authorities report Brown refused to stop, rammed police cruisers, and an officer was reportedly run over before officers on scene opened fire on the vehicle.

Both Rivera and Brown were pronounced dead at the scene. The Arkansas State Police opened an investigation into the shooting and were to submit their findings to the prosecuting attorney for review of the use of deadly force. Six West Memphis officers were placed on administrative leave and the injured officer was treated at a hospital and released.

What details about the incident or the subsequent investigation would help clarify what happened that night?