3 killed and eight injured by gunfire following a Mississippi college’s homecoming soccer recreation in Lexington

LEXINGTON, Miss. — Three individuals have been killed and eight others have been injured in central Mississippi early Saturday when at the least two individuals opened fireplace into a gaggle of a number of hundred individuals who have been celebrating a college’s homecoming soccer win at an outside path a number of hours after the sport had ended, authorities stated.

The gunfire was proceeded by a combat between a few of the males on the celebration, however deputies hadn’t but realized what sparked the combat, stated Holmes County Sheriff Willie March.

Wherever from 200 to 300 individuals have been on the path celebrating, and the gunfire despatched them fleeing, the sheriff stated in a cellphone interview.

“It was chaos, to inform you the reality,” March stated. “The taking pictures simply began and other people began working.”

The shootings about 5 miles (3 kilometers) exterior of Lexington, Mississippi, adopted a soccer recreation a number of hours earlier on the Holmes County Consolidated College’s homecoming celebration. After the victory, scores of younger individuals headed to the path to rejoice.

Lexington is situated greater than 60 miles (96 kilometers) north of Jackson.

Two of the victims who died have been 19 and the third was 25. The injured victims have been airlifted to native hospitals.

Deputies have been amassing ammunition on the scene in an effort to find out what number of weapons have been fired, March stated.

Shootings by younger males have been an “on and off” downside not too long ago within the county, which has a inhabitants of just about 16,000 residents. The younger males who discuss to the sheriff inform him that it is actually because they’ve a “beef,” or disagreement with somebody.

“It is exhausting to see what they’re combating over. I do not assume they’re combating over turf or medicine,” March stated. “These are younger males strolling round with weapons. I want I had a solution.”