Police in Fordyce, Arkansas, responded to a shooting at the Mad Butcher grocery store on Friday resulting in two deaths and eight injuries.
According to the Southeast Arkansas Times, sources saw two groups of people holding rifles and shooting at each other.
The two people who died were reportedly innocent civilians while one of the shooters was shot and critically injured by police.
A responding officer was also shot during the melee, suffering non-life-threatening injuries.
Arkansas GOP Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a message about the tragedy on X, writing, “I have been briefed on the tragic shooting in Fordyce, and I’m in constant contact with State Police at the scene. I am thankful to law enforcement and first responders for their quick and heroic action to save lives. My prayers are with the victims and all those impacted by this horrific incident.”
I have been briefed on the tragic shooting in Fordyce, and I’m in constant contact with State Police at the scene. I am thankful to law enforcement and first responders for their quick and heroic action to save lives. My prayers are with the victims and all those impacted by this…
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 21, 2024
Democrat politicians and their supporters will likely use this horrific shooting to push their anti-gun narrative no matter what information is eventually revealed about the firefight.
A local woman spoke with KATV News about the incident:
Local resident Jneria Holton is speaking out following a deadly shooting that happened outside the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce.
FULL STORY: https://t.co/kVW5OdhJYe pic.twitter.com/jYwnABywui
— KATV News (@KATVNews) June 21, 2024
Locals filmed the police presence outside the Mad Butcher:
Another video of the Fordyce, Arkansas shooting
pic.twitter.com/GKyTlKoIYQ
— LRHN cash (@LRHN_Cash) June 21, 2024
BREAKING: Multiple Shooters Open Fire at Mad Butcher Grocery Store in Fordyce, Arkansas – 2 Dead, 7 Injured pic.twitter.com/zFr1TfxgQo
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) June 21, 2024