Two people killed, eight wounded in Arkansas shooting

By Reuters
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Published June 22, 2024
The scene of shooting at a grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas seen in this image. — X/Joshbreslowtv

UNITED STATES: Two people were killed and eight others including a law enforcement officer were wounded in a shooting at a supermarket in Arkansas on Friday, Arkansas State Police said.

The shooting occurred at the Mad Butcher grocery in Fordyce, a town of 3,200 people about 112-kms south of Little Rock.

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“The shooter was critically injured after being shot by law enforcement and has been taken into custody,” state police said in a news release.

Dallas County Sheriff Mike Knoedl said the incident was “contained,” KTHV television reported. The wounded law enforcement officer was expected to survive, KATV said, citing state police.

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