Go Hogs: FBI statistics show Arkansas tops nation in 2024 Active Shooter report

Jun 3, 2025

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The latest FBI Active Shooter annual report places Arkansas at the top in one category.

The report for 2024 was released in June, compiling data from all 50 states. It shows that in 2024, Arkansas led the nation in the highest number of victims from an active shooting event.

Arkansas reported four killed and 10 wounded as a result of the June 21, 2024, shooting at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce.

The suspected shooter, 45-year-old Travis Posey of New Edinburg, is currently being held in the Ouachita County Detention Center without bond. Court records show Posey is facing multiple counts of capital murder and attempted capital murder with an Aug. 4 trial date.

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