Suspected Arkansas grocery store shooter was armed with pistol, 12-gauge shotgun and dozens of extra rounds, authorities say
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The suspect in a mass shooting at a grocery store in Arkansas was armed with a pistol, shotgun and dozens of extra rounds, according to police.
The suspect in a mass shooting at a grocery store in Arkansas was armed with a pistol, 12-gauge shotgun and had a bandolier with dozens of extra shotgun rounds, authorities said at a news conference Sunday. The man, identified by police as 44-year-old Travis Eugene Posey, opened fire at the Mad Butcher in Fordyce on Friday, killing four people ranging in age from 23 to 81 years old and wounding nine others. “The suspect arrived at the Mad Butcher armed,” Secretary of Public Safety and Director of Arkansas State Police Mike Hagar said. “We believe that most, if not all the rounds, fired by the suspect were from the shotgun.” Authorities believe the suspect “immediately began engaging victims in the parking lot after exiting his truck and then proceeded into the store,” according to Hagar. Once inside the Mad Butcher, the suspect “was firing indiscriminately at both customers and employees,” Hagar said. Posey is expected to be charged with four counts of capital murder, with additional charges pending, according to an Arkansas State Police news release. He is set to appear in court on Monday, Dallas County prosecutor Eric Marks said.
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