US Mass Shooting Incident Reported Outside A Grocery Store In Arkansas; 2 Killed, 8 Injured

In a mass shooting incident reported in Arkansas, US outside a grocery store, two people have been killed and eight others have been injured. According to the police, the shooter too has been critically injured and taken into custody.

US Mass Shooting In Arkansas: In the past yeas, there have been a rise in crime rate in the world and one such crime is mass shooting which has unfortunately been very high in the United States. In a latest incident of mass shooting in the US, fire has been opened outside a grocery store in Arkansas, resulting in the death of two people and eight others have been seriously injured. Those injured include a law enforcement officer and also the shooter, who is critical and has been taken into custody. This is not the first shooting incident in the recent past, another was reported in Michigan last week, that did not result in casualties but injured many including two children.

Mass Shooting In Arkansas, United States; 2 Killed, 8 Injured

As mentioned earlier, another shooting incident has been reported in the United States. Two people were killed and eight others were injured in a mass shooting outside a grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas, on Friday (local time), CBS News reported, citing state police. One law enforcement officer was among those injured and suffered non-life threatening injuries, according to the police.

Shooter Critical, Taken Into Custody; Arkansas Governor Gives Update

Arkansas State Police responded to the Mad Butcher grocery store at 11:30 am (local time) on Friday. Police said that the shooter was critically injured and taken into custody, CBS News reported. Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that she has been briefed regarding the shooting in Fordyce and is in constant touch with police at the site of the incident.

In a post on social media platform ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter), Sanders stated, “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.”

In another similar shooting incident last week, at least eight people, including two children sustained bullet injuries in an attack at a recreation area in Michigan, US. The suspect behind the attack was later found dead at a nearby home, CNN reported citing officials. The incident happened at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad in Rochester Hills. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said that the suspect was found dead at a nearby home. The victims who sustained injuries in the attack were transported to multiple hospitals with “varying kinds of injuries,” Bouchard said during a Saturday evening news conference.

(Inputs from ANI)