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Four Fatally Shot in Mississippi Following High School Football Game

A mass shooting occurred in Leland, Mississippi, resulting in four fatalities and numerous injuries, raising concerns about gun violence in America.

Source: bbc.co.uk1 min read
Four Fatally Shot in Mississippi Following High School Football Game
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In brief

A tragic incident unfolded in Leland, Mississippi, after a high school football game, where a mass shooting left four dead and 12 others wounded, with four individuals in critical condition. Authorities are investigating the incident, which occurred after a homecoming event, and police report that there are currently no suspects in custody.

Four people have been killed and 12 others injured, four critically, after a mass shooting in the US state of Mississippi.

The shooting happened at around midnight on the main street in Leland, 120 miles (190km) northeast of the state capital Jackson, the city's mayor John Lee told the BBC's US partner CBS.

Four of the injured were airlifted to hospital, he added. There were no suspects in custody.

Leland was busier than usual on Friday with the local high school scheduled to play a football game to mark homecoming, an annual US tradition, usually in autumn, when former students are welcomed back to celebrate school spirit and community.

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