At least three people were killed and 11 others were injured, including two police officers, victims of a shooting that occurred today, Friday, in a food store in the town of Fordyce, located in the American state of Arkansas.
Arkansas State Police (ASP) agents went shortly before noon (local time) to the food store where the shooting occurred, where they seriously injured the shooter, and he has already been arrested.
The Arkansas Police Communications Office said in a statement that the incident was reported at approximately 11:38 a.m., and that those injured included those who sustained minor injuries, as was the case with the two officers; Others are in critical condition.
Meanwhile, the alleged perpetrator of the shooting incident “sustained serious injuries after being shot by police and was taken into custody,” according to the Alexandria Police Criminal Investigation Department, which is responsible for the investigation. At the moment it says there is “no further information to disclose” on the matter.
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on her official social media page: “I have been informed of the tragic shooting incident in Fordyce and am in constant contact with state police at the scene.”
For its part, the White House expressed its “gratitude to the law enforcement officers who exposed themselves to danger to confront and detain the suspect.”
They added in a statement carried by CBS News that “federal authorities are assisting in the local investigation.”
Likewise, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) added that special agents have responded to the scene and are providing assistance in response to the mass shooting.
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