On Monday, an Arkansas man who participated in a mass shooting at a grocery store last year, killing four people and wounding eleven more, was given a life sentence without the possibility of release.
Travis Eugene Posey was given four life sentences by a state judge for each count of capital murder. In addition, Posey received a 220-year jail term for 11 charges of attempted capital murder.
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The incident happened last summer inside the Mad Butcher grocery shop in Fordyce, a settlement of roughly 3,200 people 65 miles (104 kilometers) south of Little Rock. Posey entered a guilty plea to the crime this month.
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Following testimony from the relatives of the victims during a hearing in Fordyce, Judge Spencer Singleton imposed the punishment.
According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Hanna Sturgis stated during the hearing, “You don’t deserve to be part of our story.” The shooting claimed the life of Roy Sturgis, Sturgis’ father.
Posey, who remained silent throughout Monday’s hearing, has previously entered a not guilty plea to the same charges and has been detained without bond since the incident.
The motive for Posey’s shooting and injuries by policemen who engaged in gunfire with him has not been made public by the police or prosecutors. According to the police, he didn’t seem to know any of the victims personally.
Posey had a 12-gauge shotgun, a revolver, and a bandolier with dozens of extra shotgun shells with him during the midday shooting, according to authorities. According to authorities, he used the shotgun to discharge the majority, if not all, of the bullets, first shooting at individuals in the parking area before going inside and shooting randomly at both customers and staff. According to authorities, several casualties were discovered in the parking lot and inside the store.
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Posey resided in New Edinburg, a tiny community southeast of Fordyce with a population of roughly 150.
One of the women hurt in the shooting has filed a lawsuit against Posey, requesting financial compensation for her medical bills, missed income, and other costs related to the incident. Since Posey has not replied to the complaint, the woman’s attorneys have asked a judge to issue a default judgment against him. That request has not been decided by a judge.
The only grocery shop in Fordyce was momentarily shuttered due to the incident, therefore food distribution locations were established throughout the neighborhood. Eleven days after the shooting, The Mad Butcher reopened.
