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Travis Posey Sentenced to Life for Arkansas Grocery Massacre

8/5/2025

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Travis Eugene Posey has been handed a life sentence without the possibility of parole for a horrific mass shooting at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas, last summer. In a tragic rampage, he claimed the lives of four individuals and left 11 others wounded. With no clear motive, Posey faces four life sentences for capital murder and an additional 220 years for attempted capital murder.

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Travis Eugene Posey has been handed a life sentence without the possibility of parole for a horrific mass shooting at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas, last summer. In a tragic rampage, he claimed the lives of four individuals and left 11 others wounded. With no clear motive, Posey faces four life sentences for capital murder and an additional 220 years for attempted capital murder.