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FORDYCE, Ark. – A grocery store in Fordyce is back open for business and taking care of the community after a deadly mass shooting shocked the town more than a week ago.
As streams of customers and tears filled The Mad Butcher Grocery Store in Fordyce on Tuesday, workers welcomed back many familiar faces after the June 21 shooting took the lives of four people and injured 10 others.
“The Mad Butcher is the heart of the town and that shooter could not kill it, it's still beating,” customer Betsy Meador said.
Many of the staff and people in the community, including those who lost their loved ones, wore shirts that said “Fordyce Strong” on them.
Attorney General Tim Griffin said his office came to show their support for the community and be there for the ones who were families of the victims.
“There's a certain amount of healing that comes with retaking this ground that's so interwoven into the people's lives here in the community,” Griffin said.
Store representatives say they will have limited hours working with food pantries to get produce. Law enforcement could also be seen around the store on re...
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