Suspected gunman who left three dead and 10 hurt at Arkansas supermarket is identified as 44-year-old man

Ten people were injured and three were killed, in a shooting at an Arkansas grocery store on Friday afternoon.

The shooting was reported at the Mad Butcher market in Fordyce, about 70 miles south of Little Rock , around noon, according to local outlets.

Deputies said that a shooter was also “critically injured” after being shot by police and had been taken into custody.

Police later confirmed at a press conference that a total of 14 people had been injured from gunfire.

All three of those who died were civilians, with eight more injured. Two law enforcement officers were also wounded.

Authorities later identified the shooter as 44-year-old Travis Posey. He was taken to the Ouachita County Jail and charged with first degree murder. His motive for the shocking attack remains unknown.

Video online showed a heavy police presence at the local grocery story. Locals later described the incident at the Fordyce supermarket as “a terrible day for our little town”.

“This is a small town and we personally know several people that were very nearby when the shooting took place. It’s just such a horrible thing that happened to people simply trying to grocery shop,” Fordyce resident Charise Ellson wrote on Facebook.