An Arkansas father was arrested after allegedly fatally shooting a man he found in a car with his missing child, authorities said.
Aaron Spencer was arrested on a first-degree murder preliminary charge and was taken to the Lonoke County Detention Center after the deadly Tuesday, Oct. 8 shooting, the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.
That afternoon, deputies were called to a home on Highway 236 in a response to a missing child report. While on the way there, they were notified that Spencer, the child’s father, had found the child in a car with another man named Michael Fosler, according to the sheriff’s office.
At some point, a confrontation between the two men ensued, resulting in a shooting. The sheriff’s office said Fosler pronounced dead at the scene, where Spencer was taken into custody.
The sheriff’s office confirmed to USA Todaythat the missing child was Spencer’s 14-year-old daughter and said Fosler was …