Seven people including a police officer have been injured following a shooting outside of a grocery store in Arkansas.
Law enforcement agencies responded to the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce on Friday morning to reports of a shooting.
Sources told Southeast Arkansas Times that seven people had been injured which also included one law enforcement officer.
The outlet reported that a suspect was also injured during a gunfire exchange with law enforcement.
Law enforcement agencies responded to the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce on Friday morning to reports of a shooting
The same sources stated that the shootout started between two groups of people with AR-15 style weapons.
Dallas County Sheriff Mike Knoedel confirmed to THV11 that the suspect was quickly detained.
Video emerged on social media of the scene with multiple shots heard being let off in quick succession.
Car alarms can be heard ringing out with the person recording adding that one person was laying in a parking lot after being shot at.
The camera then pans round to show one person laying on the asphalt surface as shots continue to ring out.
A Dallas County Courthouse employee told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that at least four active shooters had been involved.
Governor of Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sand posted on X saying: ‘I have been briefed on the tragic shooting in Fordyce, and I’m in constant contact with State Police at the scene.
The outlet reported that a suspect was also injured during a gunfire exchange with law enforcement
A Dallas County Courthouse employee told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that at least four active shooters had been involved
‘I am thankful to law enforcement and first responders for their quick and heroic action to save lives.
‘My prayers are with the victims and all those impacted by this horrific incident.’
Reporters on the scene reported shell casings scattered across the ground and a medical helicopter being brought in.
Several agencies including the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office and the Arkansas State Police Department are all currently on the scene.
DailyMail.com has approached Arkansas State Police for comment.
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