3 dead, 10 injured in mass shooting at grocery store in Arkansas

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

The suspect, who was shot by police, will face felony charges, Arkansas State Police 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., police said.

Three civilians were killed and eight civilians injured, some of them in extremely critical condition, police said.

Two police officers were also shot and suffered injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.

In addition to the 13 people killed or injured, the lone suspect was shot by police and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The suspect – identified by Arkansas State Police as 44-year-old Travis Eugene Posey of New Edinburg – is being held at the Ouachita County Detention Center. He is charged with three counts of felony murder, with additional charges pending, police said.

The situation is under control, police said.

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.

The White House said President Joe Biden had been briefed on the shooting and his team would continue to keep him updated.