And of 3 dead And 10 injured the tragic toll of shooting which took place on Friday 21 June in a supermarket to Fordycesmall municipality in Arkansas, in the United States. The attacker was stopped by the armed forces: he himself was apparently injured.
The shooting at a supermarket in Fordyce, Arkansas
According to what was reported by CNNamong the 10 people left wounds there would be 2 police officers.
Also the alleged assailant, identified by authorities as Travis Eugene Posey44, was injured and taken into custody.
The episode occurred in Fordyce, a small community in the state of Arkansas, in the United States
According to a press release from the Arkansas State Police, Posey, a resident of the town of New Edinburghis expected to be charged with 3 counts of capital murder, with additional charges pending.
The dynamics
The local police received the first report of a shooter near a food store of the area around 11:30 on Friday 21 June.
Once they intervened, the police were involved in a gun battle with the suspect.
According to Mike Hagar, Secretary of Public Safety and Director of the Arkansas State Police, both the injured officers and the man were not in danger of their lives.
The testimonies
A witness told the CNN that he was stopping at a gas station when he heard “pops” (“pops“) and thought it was about fireworks.
Shortly afterwards the man saw people running away, seeing ambulances and police arrive on the scene.
According to what an employee of the grocery store claimed, the attacker entered the shop carrying a shotgun.
Shootings in the United States
According to the Gun Violence Archive, they are already counted at least 234 mass shootings occurred in the United States since the beginning of 2024.
In recent days, as the summer heat intensifies, the country has seen a spate of shootings, with 21 of them recorded in the last week alone.
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