Deadly Shooting at Arkansas Grocery Store Leaves Two Dead, Several Injured

Two people were killed and eight wounded in a shooting at a grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas. The shooter was critically injured by police. A law enforcement officer was among those shot but is not in critical condition. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has been briefed on the incident.

Two people were killed and eight others wounded in a tragic shooting on Friday at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce, south Arkansas, according to state police.

The incident unfolded when the shooter, who was critically injured by police gunfire, opened fire inside the grocery store. Among those shot was a law enforcement officer who sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The small city of 3,200 people, located 65 miles south of Little Rock, was left in shock.

Videos shared on social media captured the chaos, with at least one person seen lying in the parking lot amid the sound of multiple gunshots. Footage from TV reporters showed a rapid response from multiple local and state agencies, including a medical helicopter landing nearby.

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded to the tragedy on social media platform X, expressing gratitude for the swift actions of law enforcement and first responders and offering prayers for the victims. Eyewitness David Rodriguez, 58, recounted the terrifying scene, initially mistaking the gunfire for fireworks before realizing the gravity of the situation as people fled and gunfire intensified.