The ordeal began in Eureka Springs when officers on routine patrol spotted a drug transaction and tried to pull over a Honda utility vehicle that had three people inside it.
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Instead, officers heard a loud bang and saw 31-year-old Darrell Stephen Hunter of Hope Mills as well as a female passenger jump out of the vehicle and run off.
When officers approached the utility vehicle they found a third person in the back seat with a gunshot wound in his leg. That person was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover.
K-9 Units, Crime Scene Investigator, and Major Crimes Investigative Unit Detectives responded to the scene. A 10 mm firearm, a bag of marijuana, and a plastic bag of white powdery substance were found, the sheriff's office said..
The sheriff's office is actively searching for Hunter, who was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, red shorts, and red socks. He was last seen on Center Street.
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Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Detective J. Upchurch with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Investigative Unit at (910) 677-5539 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-8477.
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