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Three people killed in Mississippi in shooting after high school football game

Three people killed in Mississippi in shooting after high school football game



Shooting, preceded by a fight among some of the men, near Lexington early Saturday also left eight people wounded Three people were killed and eight others were wounded in central Mississippi early Saturday when at least two people fired guns at a group of several hundred people who were celebrating a high school football team’s homecoming win at an outdoor trail several hours after the game had ended, authorities said.The mass shooting near the community of Lexington was preceded by a fight among some of the men at the celebration, but deputies had not yet learned what sparked the fight, said Holmes county sheriff Willie March. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-10-19 17:17:15

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