2 dead, 6 injured in mass shooting at grocery store in Arkansas

Two people were killed and six injured in a mass shooting at a grocery store in Arkansas on Friday, authorities said.

Police responded to the shooting at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce, about 70 miles south of Little Rock, at about 11:30 a.m., Arkansas State Police said.

Two civilians were shot and five were injured, police said. An officer was also shot and suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The suspect was shot by police and seriously injured, police said. He has since been taken into custody.

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she had been informed of the shooting.

The FBI said it was sending personnel to the scene to assist state and local police.

This is a developing story, please check back later for updates.