Thirteen people were shot, three of them fatally, when a suspect opened fire at the Mad Butcher in Fordyce, Arkansas.
The suspected shooter was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with police.
Included among the wounded are two police officers and the suspected shooter. Neither the officers nor the suspect have life-threatening injuries.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) responded to the incident:
Arkansas State Police Col. Mike Hagar said, “It’s tragic [and] our hearts are broken…Our prayers, along with Gov. Sanders and the entire state of Arkansas, will be with this community and with those affected victims.”
There is no word on whether the suspect used a handgun or long gun.
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