Overview

• Travis Eugene Posey changed his plea to guilty on July 21 to four counts of capital murder and 11 counts of attempted capital murder stemming from the June 21, 2024, attack at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce.
• He admitted responsibility for the deaths of Ellen Shrum, Callie Weems, Roy Sturgis and Shirley Taylor and for wounding 10 others, including two police officers.
• Posey withdrew his initial not guilty plea as a trial had been set to begin on August 4 in Ouachita County Circuit Court.
• Authorities have not publicly identified a motive and say Posey appeared to have no personal connection to the victims.
• Sentencing is scheduled for August 4 before Judge Spencer Singleton, who will decide whether the terms run concurrently or consecutively.