At 2 p.m. on Sunday, Arkansas State Police will host a press conference to discuss the mass shooting in Fordyce that occurred on Friday.
Today is a CBS 21 Weather Warn Day for high heat and the threat for strong to severe t'storms. Arkansas State Police hosted a press conference today giving further details on the tragic mass shooting in Fordyce . Police confirmed that the shooter arrived in the Mad Butcher parking lot in his truck and emerged armed with a pistol and 12 gage shotgun. He also wore a bandolier with dozens of extra shotgun rounds.
5 law enforcement officers with the Dallas County Sheriff's Office and Fordyce Police Department responded to the shooter. Police said that less than 5 minutes elapsed between the time of the first shot and the suspect being stopped. Police say that the shooter's motives unclear right now, but that the majority of his victims were female.
Police said that there does not seem to be any personal relationship between the shooter and his victims. They also confirmed that the suspect has limited to no criminal history.He was transferred to the Ouachita County Detention Center, and is being charged with four counts of capital murder. Additional charges are pending.
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