Travis Posey: The 2024 Fordyce, Arkansas Mass Murder at the Mad Butcher Grocery
Overview
On June 21, 2024, 44-year-old Travis Eugene Posey opened fire at the Mad Butcher supermarket in Fordyce, Arkansas, killing four people and wounding many others. Authorities described the attack as a random, indiscriminate mass shooting that began in the parking lot and continued inside the store before police engaged the gunman.
Timeline of the Attack
Calls reporting an active shooter came in at approximately 11:38 a.m. CDT. Investigators say Posey arrived in his truck, emerged with a 12-gauge shotgun and a 9mm pistol, and wore a bandolier carrying dozens of extra shotgun rounds. He first fired at people in the parking lot near U.S. Route 79, then moved into the store and continued shooting at customers and employees. Officers from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office and Fordyce Police Department arrived within minutes; a shootout followed, during which two officers were injured and Posey was grazed in the head before being taken into custody in under five minutes.
Victims
Arkansas State Police released the names of the four civilians who were killed. Community and media reports underscored the victims’ lives and, in one case, heroic actions during the attack.
- Shirley Taylor, 62 — Killed at the Mad Butcher, Fordyce, Arkansas, on June 21, 2024.
- Callie Weems, 23 — A nurse who was shot while rendering aid to another victim inside the store on June 21, 2024. Location: Mad Butcher, Fordyce, Arkansas.
- Roy Burton Sturgis, 50 — Fatally shot on June 21, 2024 at the Mad Butcher, Fordyce, Arkansas.
- Ellen Shrum, 81 — Succumbed to injuries the following day, June 22, 2024, after being shot at the Mad Butcher, Fordyce, Arkansas.
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