Roy Burton Sturgis, 50, of Kingsland, Arkansas, is remembered by his daughter as a simple, hard-working man who loved hunting, fishing, and family. On the morning of Friday, June 21, 2024, Sturgis was leaving the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce after buying steaks for the weekly Sunday dinner he shared with his daughter. As he exited, a man armed with a shotgun and a pistol began shooting in the parking lot.

Rather than drive away when he had the chance, Sturgis reportedly went back toward the store to help others. He was fatally wounded during that act but managed to get to his truck and drive himself to the Dallas County Medical Center, where he died. The same attack killed three other people and wounded multiple civilians and two officers; the entire incident, from the first shot to the suspect’s capture, lasted less than five minutes. Investigators said there did not appear to be a personal relationship between the suspect and the victims and that the motive remained unclear.

If anyone was in the Mad Butcher parking lot that morning or knew Roy’s routines, please share what might help clarify what happened.