AR - Bryan Malinowski, 53, airport executive, involved in home shootout with ATF during warrant service - Little Rock, 19 Mar 2024

[Snoopster]

Prosecutor says ATF agent justified in fatal shooting of Little Rock airport director during raid

An Arkansas prosecutor on Friday said a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent was justified when he fatally shot the Little Rock airport director during a raid at his house in March.

Pulaski County Prosecutor Will Jones said in a letter to ATF that no charges in the shooting would be filed after reviewing the Arkansas State Police investigation of the shooting of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport Executive Director Bryan Malinowski.

In his letter, Jones said the agents had properly identified themselves with police running lights and sirens outdoors before they entered and announced their presence at the front door. Jones wrote that during the raid one of the agents saw another agent fall to the ground, heard a gunshot and saw Malinowski holding a gun.

Malinowski shot at the ATB agents (and injured one). And he had lots of guns. What did he expect would happen?

His family is arguing that they shouldn't have rammed his door, but they banged on the door and announced their presence. He didn't answer so they rammed the door. Could they have waited longer? Perhaps. But if you were coming to deal with someone who they knew had a large number of deadly weapons, and someone who was allegedly illegally dealing in them, I'm sure they didn't want to give him time to get ready to shoot them.

 

[Birdie2]

Prosecutor says ATF agent justified in fatal shooting of Little Rock airport director during raid



Malinowski shot at the ATB agents (and injured one). And he had lots of guns. What did he expect would happen?

His family is arguing that they shouldn't have rammed his door, but they banged on the door and announced their presence. He didn't answer so they rammed the door. Could they have waited longer? Perhaps. But if you were coming to deal with someone who they knew had a large number of deadly weapons, and someone who was allegedly illegally dealing in them, I'm sure they didn't want to give him time to get ready to shoot them.

 

[Birdie2]

I don’t think he had a record of violence, maybe not much of a record at all….nonetheless, I’m sure it was considered that he may be on “edge” since ATF had been “tracking” him. It’s entirely valid for someone in his position to be “paranoid”. I would say that agents pretty much helped push that into motion, into reality for Mr. Malinowski and his family.

Ultimately, this is a tragedy with no explanation and personally an embarrassment/a loss for Arkansas DOJ to justify this.

There’s no justifiable reason as to why they covered his doorbell and failed to wear body cams. And if someone says or knows, that there is a “justifiable” reason, then please enlighten those of us who want to know, entertain us with that information at least.

This is only a prelude.
If anything, Malinowski‘s murder should serve as a warning of what’s to come.