Formal charges filed against Mad Butcher shooter

Formal charges have been filed against 45-year-old Travis Posey of New Edinburg following his arrest for the mass shooting at the Fordyce Mad Butcher on June 21. He has been charged with four counts of capital murder and 11 counts of attempted capital murder.

Thirteenth Judicial District Prosecutor Jeffrey Rogers filed the charges on July 29 in Dallas County Circuit Court in Fordyce. Circuit Judge Spencer Singleton will preside over the case

Four people were killed and 11 others were injured after Posey opened fire at Mad Butcher before he was wounded by law enforcement officers as they returned fire. Two law enforcement officers and the suspect were three of the 15 that were shot or injured.

Those killed in the shooting include 62-year-old Shirley Taylor, 23-year-old Callie Weems, 50-year-old Roy Sturgis, and 81-year-old Ellen Shrum.

Five female and three male civilians, ranging in age from 20 to 65, survived injuries sustained in the shooting. Five of those individuals remain hospitalized, including a woman who is in critical condition at UAMS in Little Rock. Three of the injured civilians were treated and released from the Dallas County Medical Center on Friday.

Six officers working for the Fordyce Police Department and the Dallas County Sheriff's Office were on the scene during the incident. Four additional Fordyce Police officers and an off-duty officer employed by the Stuttgart Police Department arrived on scene after the suspect was taken into custody. 

Jacob Murry, 26, an officer who serves both the Fordyce Police Department and the Dallas County Sheriff's Office, was treated for minor injuries related to gunfire. Fordyce Police Officer James Johnson, 31, was also treated for a gunshot wound.

Stuttgart Police Officer John Hudson, 24, received minor injuries unrelated to gunfire. He rendered medical aid to an injured individual after the incident had concluded. Hudson was previously incorrectly included as an officer with injuries related to gunfire.

Posey remains in custody at the Ouachita County Detention Facility in Camden.