Holmes Co.

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Three people were killed and eight others were injured in central Mississippi early Saturday when at least two people opened fire into a group of several hundred people who were celebrating a school’s homecoming football win at an outdoor trail several hours after the game had ended, authorities said.

The gunfire was proceeded by a fight between some of the men at the celebration, but deputies hadn’t yet learned what sparked the fight, said Holmes County Sheriff Willie March.

Anywhere from 200 to 300 people were on the trail celebrating, and the gunfire sent them fleeing, the sheriff said in a phone interview.

“It was chaos, to tell you the truth,” March said. “The shooting just started and people started running.”

The shootings about five miles (3 kilometers) outside of Lexington, Mississippi, followed a football game several hours earlier at the Holmes County Consolidated School’s homecoming celebration. After the victory, scores of young people headed to the trail to celebrate.

Lexington is located more than 60 miles (96 kilometers) north of Jackson.

Two of the victims who died were 19 and the third was 25. The injured victims were airlifted to local hospitals.

[Rebel Bert]

Prayers and hopefully no players were shot are injured. 

[pancho]

so sad but such a sign of the times

[David44]

my goodness, that is so sad indeed. 

When will our communities finally decide that "enough is enough" of this?

 

[TheTruth]

One would think there was a “target”. However this seems like a random act of violence that unfortunately and sadly ended the lives of 3 young people. 
 

I don’t know the solution but I do know the course of action should the shooter be caught. 
 

DP.