Fourth victim from Friday mass shooting dies

A fourth victim has died from their injuries following a mass shooting at Mad Butcher in Fordyce on Friday. 14 people were shot, including two police officers and the suspect.

Those killed in the shooting were all civilians. They victims are 62-year-old Shirley Taylor, 23-year-old Callie Weems, 50-year-old Roy Sturgis, and 81-year-old Ellen Shrum.

All four victims have been identified by the Arkansas State Police.

Five female and two male civilians, ranging in age from 20 to 65, survived injuries sustained in the shooting. Four of those individuals remain hospitalized, including a woman who is in critical condition at UAMS in Little Rock. Three of the injured civilians were treated and released from the Dallas County Medical Center on Friday.

Fordyce Police Officer James Johnson, 31, was released from a Little Rock hospital this evening after being treated for a gunshot wound. Stuttgart Police Officer John Hudson, 24, received minor injuries.

Suspect Travis Eugene Posey, 44, of New Edinburg, will be charged with four counts of Capital Murder. Additional charges are pending. He was treated for non-life-threatening injuries after exchanging gunfire with law enforcement, released to ASP custody, and transported to the Ouachita County Detention Center.

ASP’s Criminal Investigation Division is investigating the shooting that occurred on Friday, June 21, 2024, at approximately 11:38 a.m. at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce.

ASP Colonel Mike Hagar will hold a media briefing at 2 p.m. tomorrow, June 23, 2024. Media should arrive no later than 1:45 p.m. in the main lobby of ASP Headquarters at One State Police Plaza Drive, Little Rock.