Arkansas State Police Commander Mike Hagar stated in a press conference that 11 people were shot, with 3 killed in Friday’s mass shooting.
The suspect and two law enforcement officers are included in the 11 who were shot. The Suspect and both officers are not believed to age life-threatening injuries.
The three deaths are all civilians who were at Piggly Wiggly at the time of the shooting.
UPDATE 2:47 PM: The Arkansas State Police has released more information on Friday’s shooting. That information is shared below:
At approximately 11:30 a.m. today, Arkansas State Police (ASP) responded to a shooting incident at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce. A total of nine individuals were shot.
Seven of the shooting victims were civilians, with two fatalities.
One law enforcement officer was also shot and has non-life-threatening injuries.
The shooter was critically injured after being shot by law enforcement and has been taken into custody.