On June 21, 2024, four people were killed and nine others injured in a mass shooting at the Mad Butcher supermarket in Fordyce, Arkansas, United States.
The shooting, carried out by 44-year-old Travis Posey, who was armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, pistol, and wore a bandolier, began in the supermarket's parking lot, close to U.S Route 79.
As Mad Butcher is the only grocery store in the area multiple sites were set up as food distribution centers such as Fordyce High School.
[18] Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on June 28 from sunrise to sunset in honor of the four dead.
Dallas County Sheriff Mike Knoedl set up a fund to support the victims of the attack as well as the Fordyce police officer that was wounded while responding to it.
[20] The owners of Mad Butcher, Kentucky-based Houchens Food Group, released a statement in which they expressed remorse for the attack, thanked law enforcement for their response, and promised full cooperation with the investigation.
[22] On July 2, the Mad Butcher reopened and according to store representatives they will temporarily have limited hours and will continue to work with local food pantries.