Fordyce (Arkansas) [US], June 22 (HBTV): The death toll in the tragic shooting at a grocery store in Fordyce of Arkansas has climbed to three and ten people have been wounded, including two police officers, authorities confirmed in a news conference Friday, CNN reported. 

The Arkansas State Police reported that the incident unfolded at the Mad Butcher grocery store around 11:30 am local time. 

Mike Hagar, Secretary of Public Safety and Director of Arkansas State Police, said that law enforcement swiftly responded to the scene and engaged in a confrontation with the "lone suspect", exchanging gunfire. Both officers and the suspect sustained injuries, but none are believed to be life-threatening. 

The injuries to the officers and the suspect are not considered life-threatening, according to Hagar. He noted the "situation is secured ...contained. There are no active threats to the community," as reported by CNN.  

"The remaining civilian injuries range from non-life threatening to extremely critical," he said.

The tragic incident adds to the grim statistics of gun violence in the United States, with at least 234 mass shootings reported in 2024, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive. The definition used by the archive, and confirmed by CNN, categorises mass shootings as incidents where four or more people, excluding the shooter, are shot. 

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