Airport executive shot in firefight with federal agents at his home in Arkansas

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NBC News
Airport executive shot in firefight with federal agents at his home in Arkansas

Patrick Smith
Wed, March 20, 2024 at 8:58 AM CDT · 2 min read

The executive director of the Bill and Hillary Clinton Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, was shot Tuesday as federal agents arrived at his home to serve a search warrant, police said.

Bryan Malinowski, 53, the airport's executive director, was injured during a firefight after 6 a.m. as Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents arrived.

He "was injured with gunshot wounds and treated on scene by paramedics before being transported to a local hospital," Arkansas State Police said in a statement, adding that his condition was unknown as of 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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This article was originally published on NBCNews.com

[Ilsa]

1. Whhaaaaattt? What was he doing? Was he

helping the transport of illegal drugs? Is there any way that Gov. Sarah H. Sanders is part of this criminal enterprise?

Oh, buried in the article was a reference to guns. Lots of guns.

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2. It does seem rather serious; and fishy.

[Aviation Pro]

3. Guns, lots of guns

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4. Arkansas airport executive killed in shootout was under investigation for weapons sales

GUNS IN AMERICA
Arkansas airport executive killed in shootout was under investigation for weapons sales

Bryan Malinowski, executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, was fatally wounded in a shootout as ATF agents tried to serve a search warrant at his home.

March 21, 2024, 8:39 PM EDT
By Phil Helsel

An executive for the Little Rock, Arkansas, airport who was killed in a shootout with federal agents this week had been under investigation over gun sales, search warrant records unsealed Thursday show.

Bryan Malinowski, 53, who was executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, was shot after he opened fire at federal agents who arrived to serve a warrant Tuesday morning, officials said.

Malinowski died Thursday, his family said. His brother has said he was shot in the head. … An affidavit filed by an agent with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that was unsealed Thursday says the search involved an investigation into the sale of firearms without a license.

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The investigation began in November when authorities in Canada received a photo of firearms from a confidential informant and after visible serial numbers showed they were bought by Malinowski, the affidavit says.

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