Bryan Malinowski: Top exec at Bill and Hillary Clinton Airport brain dead after gunfight with feds

Bryan Malinowski: Top exec at Bill and Hillary Clinton Airport brain dead after being shot during federal search
Bryan Malinowski, the executive director at the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, was shot during a search warrant (Clinton National Airport, Getty Images)

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: The executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport was shot dead on Tuesday, March 19.

53-year-old Bryan Malinowski reportedly exchanged fire with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents at his home in Durance Court in Little Rock, Arkansas during a raid.

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Bryan Malinowski brain dead after shooting 

Malinowski, 53, sustained gunshot wounds and was treated at the scene before being transported to a local hospital. He is currently declared brain-dead and not expected to survive. During the shootout, an ATF agent also sustained injuries from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The ATF, along with the Little Rock Police Department, requested that the Arkansas State Police investigate the incident. Authorities have yet to reveal the circumstances leading to the shooting or who initiated the gunfire. The case will be reviewed by prosecutors to determine if the use of deadly force aligns with state law.

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Bryan Malinowski, executive director of Clinton National Airport, is said to be 'brain dead' following a shootout with federal agents at his Chenal Valley home  (Clinton National Airport)

Who was Bryan Malinowski?

Malinowski has been associated with the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport since 2008 when he joined as director of Properties, Planning, and Development. He subsequently rose to the position of deputy director in 2009. The Clintons’ ties to Arkansas date back to Bill's tenure as governor from 1979 to 1981, and again from 1983 to 1992.

Tom Clarke assumes the role of acting executive director

Airport Commission Chairman Bill Walker said expressed sorrow over the incident and extended prayers to all parties involved, “Today’s incident saddens us, and we pray for everyone involved,” he said as per New York Post.

“As the chairman of the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission, I have named Tom Clarke, the airport’s deputy executive director, as acting executive director. The airport’s day-to-day operations continue as normal.”

Operations at the airport are reported to continue as usual.

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