CBS News reports:
Two people were killed and eight wounded in a mass shooting Friday outside of a grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas, state police said. One law enforcement officer was among those wounded and has non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Arkansas State Police responded to the Mad Butcher grocery store at 11:30 a.m. local time on Friday. The shooter was critically injured and has been taken into custody, police said.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports:
Described as a “shootout,” the report said the incident involved two groups and “AR-15 style weapons” were used. In a video posted on Facebook at 11:59 a.m., 11 gunshots are heard. In the video, posted by Casey D. Rodriguez, the location is described as the Mad Butcher, a supermarket located at 920 West 4th Street. “There’s somebody lying in the parking lot, shot,” Rodriguez says in the video.
I have been briefed on the tragic shooting in Fordyce, and I’m in constant contact with State Police at the scene. I am thankful to law enforcement and first responders for their quick and heroic action to save lives. My prayers are with the victims and all those impacted by this…
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 21, 2024
#BREAKING: Ten people shot outside grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas with at least two of the victims deceased, Arkansas State Police confirm to FOX. @livenowfox
[Video credit: KTHV] pic.twitter.com/AZ5BWRP1mO— Josh Breslow (@JoshBreslowTV) June 21, 2024
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A mass shooting has occurred outside at a Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce. Eight people have been shot and injured. Fatalities unknown. The shooter suspect has been contained, but the scene is still active.
— Toria Brooke (@realtoriabrooke) June 21, 2024
Ten people shot at grocery store in Arkansas, police say. https://t.co/LG8mnQUgim https://t.co/dIYi01DL5n
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 21, 2024