At a grocery store in Arkansas on Friday, a shooter opened fire and left the store and parked cars riddled with bullet holes as bystanders ducked for cover both indoors and in the parking lot, killing 3 people and wounding 10 others, according to the authorities.
Soon enough, the police began engaging the shooter and two law enforcement officers were wounded. They also shot the suspect. Video below:
The shooting occurred about 11:30 a.m. at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce, a city of about 3,200 people located 65 miles (104 kilometers) south of Little Rock.
“It’s tragic, our hearts are broken,” Col. Mike Hagar, director of the Arkansas State Police and public safety secretary, told reporters Friday.
Police identified the suspected shooter as 44-year-old Travis Eugene Posey of New Edinburg. He was taken to jail and charged with three counts of capital murder, while other charges are still pending.
Neither the officers’ nor Posey’s injuries were life threatening, but the injuries civilians sustained in the shootout ranged from “not life-threatening to extremely critical.”
Police did not immediately say whether the shooting occurred inside or outside the store. They are also yet to identify the victims, neither have they releasetthe motive for the shooting.
Video posted on social media showed at least one person lying in the parking lot, while another captured multiple gunshots ringing out.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she had been briefed on the shooting.
“I am thankful to law enforcement and first responders for their quick and heroic action to save lives,” Sanders posted on the social media platform X. “My prayers are with the victims and all those impacted by this.”
