Two people were killed and eight wounded in a shooting that occurred Friday at a grocery store in south Arkansas, police said.
FORDYCE , Ark. — Two people were killed and six wounded, including one law enforcement officer, when a shooter opened fire Friday at a grocery store in Arkansas , police said.
The shooting occurred at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce. The suspected shooter was critically injured after being shot by police, Arkansas State Police said. An officer was among those shot but did not have life-threatening injuries. Police did not immediately say whether the shooting occurred inside or outside the store. Authorities planned to hold a news briefing on the shooting later Friday afternoon.Video posted on social media showed at least one person lying in the parking lot, while another captured multiple gunshots ringing out.
Images from TV reporters on the scene showed a slew of bullet holes in the grocery store’s window. In video footage, local and state agencies could be seen responding to the scene, with at least one medical helicopter landing nearby.“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.
“The police started to show up, and then there was massive gunfire and ambulances pulling up,” he said. “The bullets were just flying.”This story has been updated to correct the number of people wounded in the shooting. Arkansas State Police originally reported eight people had been wounded, but later Friday they lowered that number to six.Kevin Costner confirms he is done with ‘Yellowstone’
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