HACKETT, Ark. — An Arkansas deputy died Wednesday after being shot while responding to a call at a house, the sheriff said.

Sebastian County Deputy Bill Cooper was pronounced dead at a hospital around 1:15 p.m., Sheriff Bill Hollenbeck said during a news conference. Hackett Police Chief Darrell Spells was also shot and suffered superficial wounds.

Hollenbeck said the suspect, 34-year-old Billy Monroe Jones, wanted to cause a ‘‘ruckus’’ ahead of a court appearance.

The sheriff said Jones was due in a Fort Smith courtroom Wednesday for a hearing on whether a previous suspended sentence should be revoked. Court records show he has had a drug conviction, along with a handful of minor charges.

After the shooting, the suspect barricaded himself inside the house for more than 4½ hours before being arrested.

Authorities said the injured officers went to the home, about 6 miles from the Oklahoma border, after Jones pointed a weapon at his father, who called 911.

After the shootings, dozens of police vehicles, including a SWAT truck, quickly descended on the area. The shootings occurred in a rural, wooded area near Hackett, a town of about 800 residents.

James Markward, who lives nearby, said he heard a commotion early Wednesday.

‘‘It woke me up this morning, the gunshots. Of course I didn’t know what was going on,’’ the 72-year-old said in telephone interview. ‘‘My neighbor called me and asked if I was shooting, and I said ‘No, not me.’ ’’

Markward said the shooting suspect once helped him split wood but added he hadn’t seen the man in a few years.

‘‘As far as I know, he was all right,’’ he said.

US Representative Bruce Westerman, whose district includes part of Sebastian County, didn’t have details about the incident but voiced support for police statewide.

‘‘This has to stop,’’ Westerman said. ‘‘It’s a shame the price that law enforcement officers are paying right now.’’