June 21st 2024.
Yesterday, a tragic incident took place at a grocery store in Arkansas. A shooter opened fire, resulting in the deaths of three people and injuring 10 others, including two law enforcement officers. It all happened around 11:30am at the Mad Butcher grocery store located in Fordyce, a small city with a population of approximately 3200 people, situated 100 kilometres south of Little Rock.
According to Arkansas Department of Public Safety Director, Mike Hagar, the responding officers were able to shoot the suspected shooter, who luckily sustained non-life-threatening injuries. During a news conference held yesterday, Hagar stated that the two injured officers were also expected to recover from their wounds. However, the remaining victims had varying degrees of injuries, ranging from non-life-threatening to extremely critical.
The situation was heartbreaking and devastating, as expressed by Hagar during the news conference. He further stated that it was the latest mass shooting to occur at a grocery store, with the recent incident involving a white supremacist killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket in 2022. This tragedy came just over a year after another shooting took place at a Boulder, Colorado supermarket, where 10 people lost their lives.
The police were still investigating the incident and had not yet determined whether the shooting happened inside or outside the store. Hagar mentioned that they would provide more details later on in the evening. Some videos posted on social media captured the chaos and fear that ensued during the shooting. One showed a person lying in the parking lot, while another recorded the sound of gunshots.
Reporters at the scene shared images of the grocery store's window with multiple bullet holes. Local and state agencies were seen responding to the scene, with at least one medical helicopter arriving nearby. Arkansas Governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, was also briefed on the incident and expressed her gratitude towards the law enforcement and first responders for their quick and heroic actions that saved lives. She also extended her prayers to the victims and those affected by this tragedy.
David Rodriguez, a witness, was at a gas station in Fordyce when he heard what he thought were fireworks coming from a nearby vendor's stand. However, upon seeing people running out of the Mad Butcher grocery store and someone lying on the ground, he realized it was something much more serious. He recorded a video on his phone, but things escalated quickly, and he could hear the sound of multiple gunshots.
"The police started arriving, and then there was a lot of gunfire and ambulances arriving," Rodriguez recalled. "Bullets were flying everywhere." This terrifying experience left the community in shock and mourning for the lives lost and those injured.
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