3 dead, 10 injured (VIDEOS)

A horrible one mass murder unfolded Friday at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas, killing three and injuring ten, including two law enforcement officers. The tragedy occurred around 11:30 a.m., causing chaos and terror in the small town of about 3,200 residents, located 65 miles south of Little Rock.

Authorities responded quickly and police shot the suspected shooter, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to Arkansas Department of Public Safety Director Mike Hagar. Among the injured were two officers, whose injuries were not life-threatening, while the conditions of other victims ranged from minor to extremely critical. Watch the press conference below, posted on X along with alleged additional footage from the event:

Fordyce Arkansas Shooting UPDATE-
FACTUAL NEWS – 14 in total 6/21/24
11 civilians × 3 civilians dead
2 officers wounded (not critical)
1 suspect shooter (shot but not critical)
– Village Estimated population 4,000 people pic.twitter.com/SSPBMkE3FS

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“It's tragic, our hearts are broken.” Hagar expressed during a press conference. However, it was not disclosed whether the incident happened inside or outside the grocery store.

Disturbing videos shared on social media showed a person lying in the parking lot and captured the sounds of multiple gunshots. Footage from reporters revealed numerous bullet holes in the store's windows, while footage showed local and state agencies, including a medical helicopter, responding to the scene. Check out some of the chilling posts, which allegedly show the violence:

#ARKANSAS : A mass #shoot occurred outside a Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce. Eight people have been shot. Unknown dead. The suspected shooter has been contained, but the scene remains active. – Raws Alerts pic.twitter.com/q56Y7ieSmk

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🚔 Mass Shooting: Mad Butcher Grocery Store
Fordyce, Arkansas
3 dead (unidentified)
8 wounded
1 suspect (injured, arrested, white male, no ID)
The shotgun was a murder weapon
There is no apparent motive or target to the victimspic.twitter.com/VSQEvDgEDw

— Brendan (@BrendanMcInnis) June 21, 2024

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders acknowledged the quick response of law enforcement and first responders, saying on social media, “I am grateful for your quick and heroic action to save lives. My prayers are with the victims and everyone affected by it.”

This tragic event is the latest in a series of mass killings at grocery stores, reminiscent of the 2022 Buffalo supermarket shooting, where a white supremacist killed ten black individuals, and the Boulder, Colorado, supermarket shooting of 2021, which left ten dead.

David Rodriguez, a local resident who allegedly recorded the above video, described hearing what he initially thought were fireworks while filling up his car at a nearby gas station. “We heard a few pops,” he said. He then witnessed people fleeing the Mad Butcher grocery store, with one person lying on the ground.

Rodriguez began recording the scene on his phone as the situation escalated. “The police started showing up, and then there was mass shooting and ambulances coming,” he described. “The bullets were just flying.”