Gunman killed by police after Arkansas Democratic HQ shooting

(CNN) - A man investigators believe shot and critically wounded one person at the Arkansas Democratic Party's Little Rock headquarters Wednesday has died after being shot by police, a police spokesman said.

Police are witholding the name of the suspected gunman, who was shot while being arrested following a police chase, until his family can be notified, said Lt. Terry Hastings, a Little Rock police spokesman. The victim in the shooting was in critical condition

Authorities would not confirm the victim's identity, but the Democratic National Committee, as well as former President Bill Clinton and his wife, New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, released statements indicating it was Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney.