3 killed, 8 wounded in shooting after Mississippi homecoming football game

Three people were killed and respective much wounded successful a way thrust shooting that unfolded aft a Mississippi precocious school’s homecoming shot game, section constabulary said.

The gunfire erupted astir midnight connected Saturday successful Holmes County, astir 5 miles extracurricular of the City of Lexington. It came hours aft the Holmes County Central High School shot team bested their rivals during their homecoming crippled Friday night, Sheriff Willie March told the Clarion Ledger.

To observe the victory, a radical of radical decided to embark connected a way thrust on Highway 17 North. A quality broke retired betwixt 2 young men during that celebration, March said, noting that the gunfire followed soon thereafter. He did not supply circumstantial details connected what sparked the argument.

Three radical were fatally struck successful the gunfire. They person since been identified arsenic Martel Gibson, 25; Shundra Chestnut, 19; and John Jenkins, besides 19.

March added that astatine slightest different 8 radical were wounded successful the shooting. Some of the victims were airlifted to a infirmary successful Jackson portion others were transported by ambulance, helium said.

“The emotions are moving truly precocious for the assemblage close now,” helium told the Ledger. He besides emphasized determination were nary incidents reported during the homecoming crippled itself.

So far, authorities person not released immoderate accusation astir the suspects. March said a hunt for the shooter oregon shooters is underway and that the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is assisting successful the investigation.

Anyone with accusation tin interaction the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office astatine (662) 834-1511 oregon CrimeStoppers astatine (662) 834-0099.