Arkansas Grocery Store Violence: Two Dead in Fordyce Shooting

Two people were killed and eight others injured in a shooting at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas. The incident saw police intervening with the shooter who was critically injured. Social media footage captured the chaotic scene involving local and state law enforcement response.

Tragedy struck Fordyce, Arkansas, as a shooting Friday at the Mad Butcher grocery store left two people dead and eight others wounded.

According to Arkansas State Police, the shooter was critically injured after police responded. Among those harmed was a law enforcement officer who sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The precise location of the shooting, whether inside or outside the store, remains unclear.

Fordyce, a small city 65 miles south of Little Rock, witnessed the chaotic scenes captured on social media, including a person lying in the parking lot and multiple gunshots ringing out. Local and state agencies rushed to the scene, with at least one medical helicopter providing immediate support.

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders acknowledged the swift actions of law enforcement and first responders, thanking them via social media and extending her prayers to the victims.

A witness, David Rodriguez, recounted realizing the gravity of the situation after hearing what he initially thought were fireworks. He recorded the escalating chaos, marked by arriving police and ambulances amid intense gunfire.

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