Arkansas police confirm fourth victim killed in grocery store shooting


A fourth victim who was wounded in a shooting Friday outside a grocery store in Arkansas has died, police announced Saturday night.

Arkansas State Police said 14 people were injured in the shooting outside a Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce (Arkansas)including 11 civilians, two law enforcement officers and the suspect, 44-year-old Travis Eugene Posey, according to a police news release.

The shooting occurred shortly after 11:30 a.m. Friday.

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Travis Eugene Posey, 44, of New Edinburg, will be charged with four counts of capital murder in connection with the shooting. (Ouachita County Sheriff's Department)

The deceased victims, all civilians, were identified as Shirley Taylor, 62, Callie Weems, 23, Roy Sturgis, 50, and Ellen Shrum, 81.

Police said seven civilians, five women and two men, survived the injuries they suffered in the shooting. Four of those victims remain hospitalized, including a woman in critical condition. Three of the injured civilians were released from the hospital on Friday.

Fordyce Police Officer James Johnson, 31, was released from the hospital Saturday night after suffering a gunshot wound. Stuttgart police officer John Hudson, 24, suffered minor injuries.

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A fourth victim who was injured in a shooting Friday outside a grocery store in Arkansas has died. (KTHV/NNS)

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Posey will face four counts of capital murder and additional charges are still pending, police said.

The suspect was treated for non-life-threatening injuries after exchanging gunfire with authorities, taken into state police custody and transported to the Ouachita County Detention Center.

The shooting remains under investigation.

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