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'COMPLETELY LOST'
Fourth victim dies after Fordyce mass shooting that left 10 injured as terrified shoppers hid in grocery store freezers
A survivor has given a harrowing account of the day
ANOTHER victim from the mass shooting at a grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas, has died, bringing the death toll to four.
Travis Eugene Posey, 44, is accused of opening fire at the Mad Butcher supermarket on Friday, June 21, and shooting 14 people before he was apprehended.
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Three people were pronounced dead on Friday and now a fourth victim passed away Saturday evening, according to the Arkansas Department of Public Safety.
The victims have been identified as, Shirley Taylor, 62, Callie Weems, 23, Roy Sturgis, 50, and Ellen Shrum, 81.
Witnesses say Posey blasted through the grocery store's front window before firing bullets.
Two police officers were shot in the rampage, however, they are expected to survive, said Arkansas State Police.
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Posey engaged in a shootout with police that ended with him being "grazed in the head" before being taken into custody, according to the Ouachita County Sheriff Department's inmate archive.
He has been charged with three counts of capital murder and more charges are expected to come, said investigators.
Posey is expected to appear in court on Monday, said Dallas County prosecutor, Eric Marks.
Several lawmakers have spoken out hours after the horrific shooting.
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"I am thankful to law enforcement and first responders for their quick and heroic action to save lives," said Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders in a tweet.
"My prayers are with the victims and all those impacted by this horrific incident," she added.
Lieutenant Governor Leslie Rutledge called the shooting "devastating."
"My sincerest prayers are with all of the victims and their families, our first responders, especially the injured law enforcement officers, and the entire Dallas County community affected by this needlessly tragic act of violence," she said.
FROZEN WITH FEAR
Shoppers were forced to run and hide when bullets flew threw the grocery store, survivors have said.
Horrifying cell phone footage captured a man, believed to be Posey, holding a long gun and firing in several directions.
Katrina Doherty was at the supermarket with her two children when she saw glass shattering and saw someone drop to the floor.
She and several other shoppers immediately ran after hearing the sound of gunshots but couldn't find an escape route.
The frightened family hid in a freezer at the back of the store, where the 39-year-old mother said she heard about nine or ten rounds.
"We ran in there really fast. We still heard gunshots keep going off," Doherty told CNN.
"It was like slow motion. My daughter was like ‘Mama, pinch me, this can’t be real.’ And I was like, ’Baby, it’s real.’"
Doherty and the other shoppers with her in the freezer tried to call 911 but didn't have service.
They stayed inside the freezing cold as many around them began praying and crying, said Doherty.
"We were just sitting there and praying. I was in panic mode," she said.
"My son about froze to death. We tried to get him quiet, but he was saying he wanted his daddy. It felt like we were in there forever.
"We were in there maybe 15 minutes.
"I was asking the Lord to protect over everybody. I was just praying. The other lady, she was praying. She was crying."
One of the workers opened the freezer door and saw someone dead right outside of it, said Doherty.
After this, the door remained shut until police were heard outside, later escorting everyone outside of the store.
Once she was out of the supermarket, Doherty and her children were able to reunite with her 15-year-old twin daughters, who were waiting outside in the family car when the shooting started.
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Shirley Taylor's daughter, Angela Atchley, described her mother as "the hardest working woman I know" and "a great person."
"We are completely lost," Atchley told CNN.
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