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After shooting in the US state of Arkansas: Three dead, 11 injured

Gunman was shot before being taken into custody, police said

Jun 22, 2024 10:24 142

Three people have been killed and 11 injured in a shooting at a grocery store in the US state Arkansas, BNR reported.

The incident happened before noon on Friday local time, when a man opened fire in a grocery store in the town of Fordyce, in the central part of the state of Arkansas, which has a population of just over 3,000 people.

Three people died and 11 were injured, including two law enforcement officers. Some of the injured are in critical condition, local media reported.

The shooter was shot before being taken into custody, police said.

He has been identified as a 44-year-old man living about 15 kilometers from the scene of the accident. So far, the motives for the crime are unknown, but the captured live shooter has been taken into custody and has already been charged with three murders.

CNN reports that there have been at least 234 mass shootings in the United States since the beginning of the year.