Arkansas State Police are investigating the death of a woman found after an officer-involved shooting in Missouri

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas State Police are investigating the death of an Arkansas woman whose body was found after an officer-involved shooting in Missouri.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri has asked the agency’s Division of Criminal Investigation to get involved after authorities investigating Sunday’s shooting said they believe the woman, identified as Clara Braxton, 45, of Independence County, Arkansas, was killed in Arkansas.

Festus police responded to reports of an active shooter at a restaurant in suburban St. Louis. The suspect fled the scene in a Dodge Ram truck, and officers from nearby Festus and Crystal City attempted to stop the vehicle, but it struck a concrete median, coming to rest in front of a shopping center.

The driver, identified as Jarrett W. Cousins, 40, of Bradford, Arkansas, got out of the vehicle wearing body armor and armed with several firearms, police said. The cousins fired their guns, and the officers returned fire, hitting him. He was transported to a hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition, authorities said. No officers were injured.

Meanwhile, officers found Braxton’s body in the front passenger seat of Cousins’ pickup truck. Her remains were sent to the Missouri Crime Lab to determine how she died.

The sheriff’s office said Cousins was arrested and faces a charge of first-degree assault or attempted serious bodily injury or special victim and a charge of armed criminal action. He is being held without bond.

Arkansas State Police said the investigation into Braxton’s death is ongoing. Once completed, the details will be forwarded to the Independence County District Attorney to determine charges, if any.

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