Dramatic Shootout Between Illegal Immigrant, Sheriff’s Deputy Captured on Video

An intense shootout between an Arkansas sheriff’s deputy and an illegal immigrant was captured on a police dash camera video.

Corporal Brett Thompson tried to stop the driver of a green Saturn sedan in traffic near Tontitown, Arkansas, but the driver didn’t pull over, leading to a chase, ABC News reported, citing the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on Nov. 14.

The suspect, 29-year-old Luis Cobos-Cenobio, pulls over before leaning out of his car and opening fire at the deputy. Then, Cobos-Cenobio gets out of the vehicle and begins shooting while approaching the deputy’s vehicle.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) placed a hold on Cobos-Cenobio after he was arrested, Fox News reported.  Cobos-Cenobio has been jailed on $500,000 bond,

Cobos-Cenobio and Thompson fired at one another for 53 seconds before the suspect drove away. He dropped off a female passenger, who was in the vehicle during the shootout, ABC reported.

The woman was trying to leave during the shootout, and wasn’t charged with a crime. Her name wasn’t released.

After an alert was sent out about Cobos-Cenobio, he was spotted by officers with the Springdale Police Department. When they tried to stop him, he fired at them, ABC reported.

A high-speed chase ensued and continued to Fayetteville, where officers with the Fayetteville Police Department and Arkansas State Police pursuing him. He eventually surrendered in Springdale.

Cobos-Cenobio is being held in connection with terroristic acts, attempted murder, fleeing, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia, NWAOnline and ABC reported. He’s being held on $500,000 bond,  a spokesperson for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office told ABC News.

Cobos-Cenobio allegedly told police he “wanted to die,” 5NewsOnline reported.

“I watched the back window of the Chevy Impala they were shooting at, I watched it shatter. The front of one of the cop cars, their front windshield got busted out with a gunshot and then after that, there were cops everywhere,” Amber and Heaven Williams, who were witnesses, told 5NewsOnline.

“Several [shots] is an understatement,” Mike Jones, another witness, told the news outlet. “I was sitting at Casey’s when he came through the first time and had a shootout with the cops. I’m guessing 30-40 shots fired.”

No officers or sheriff’s deputies were hurt. ABC News reported that the suspect was shot in the arm.