police<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0officers who shot back at the gunman – before he was arrested.<\/p>\nThe incident took place around 11.30am local time at the Mad Butcher supermarket in Fordyce – a city of just over 3,000 people located 65 miles south of Little Rock.<\/p>\n
Colonel Mike Hagar, director of Arkansas State Police, told reporters: “It’s tragic, our hearts are broken”.<\/p>\n
The gunman was identified by police as 44-year-old Travis Eugene Posey.<\/p>\n
Posey was taken to jail and charged with three counts of murder.<\/p>\n
Other charges are still pending and no court date has been set, according to the inmate roster.<\/p>\n
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Police on the scene of the attack in the aftermath of the shooting. (Image: AP)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
Neither Posey’s, nor the officers’ injuries were life threatening, but among the others the injuries ranged from “not life-threatening to extremely critical”, Col Hagar said.<\/p>\n
It wasn’t immediately clear what the motive for the shooting was, nor if it took place predominantly inside or outside the shop.<\/p>\n
Roderick Rogers, a member of the city council, witnessed the attack.<\/p>\n
He said he saw people fleeing for cover in all directions and added: “People were just jumping into cars to get to safety.”<\/p>\n
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Law enforcement officers work the scene of the shooting. (Image: AP)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
Amiya Doherty said she was in her mum’s car in the car park of the shop when she heard what she thought were fireworks.<\/p>\n
But she then saw a man holding a gun and firing and said she ducked out of view.<\/p>\n
“I held my sister’s hand and I told her I love her,” Ms Doherty told Little Rock television station KATV.<\/p>\n
Images from the scene showed a slew of bullet holes in the grocery store’s window, and spent shell casings strewn throughout the parking lot.<\/p>\n
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The shooting took place at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas. (Image: AP)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she had been briefed on the shooting.<\/p>\n
In a post on social media she added: “I am thankful to law enforcement and first responders for their quick and heroic action to save lives.<\/p>\n
“My prayers are with the victims and all those impacted by this.”<\/p>\n
The White House said President Joe Biden has been briefed on the shooting and his team will continue to keep him updated.<\/p>\n
David Rodriguez, 58, had stopped at his local petrol station in the town when he heard what he thought were fireworks.<\/p>\n
But he too saw people fleeing from the shop and one person lying on the ground.<\/p>\n
“The police started to show up, and then there was massive gunfire and ambulances pulling up,” he said.<\/p>\n
“The bullets were just flying.”<\/p>\n
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