USA Today, by Jeanine Santucci: At least four people were killed and a dozen more were injured in a shooting that broke out during a homecoming celebration overnight in Leland, Mississippi, according to the city’s mayor.
The shooting broke out at about 12 a.m. on Oct. 11 after a homecoming football game at Leland High School, Mayor John Lee told USA TODAY. After the game, people gathered near the city’s Main Street, where shots were fired, Lee said.
Nobody was in custody as of the afternoon of Oct. 11, Lee said. Authorities are expected to give more information at a news conference later in the afternoon, he said. The condition of the 12 injured was unknown, but they were taken to hospitals, Lee said.
“We’ve never had anything like this happen, we’re a city of low crime rate,” Lee said. “Everybody knows each other, we’re closely knit here in the city of Leland.”
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said it is assisting in the investigation and referred questions on the shooting to the Leland Police Department, which declined to comment the morning of Oct. 11.
Leland, about 120 miles outside the capital of Jackson near the Arkansas border, has a population of about 4,000 people.
Prophetic Link:
“The condition of things in the world shows that troublous times are right upon us. The daily papers are full of indications of a terrible conflict in the near future. Bold robberies are of frequent occurrence. Strikes are common. Thefts and murders are committed on every hand. Men possessed of demons are taking the lives of men, women, and little children. Men have become infatuated with vice, and every species of evil prevails.” Testimonies for the Church, Vol 9, page 11