FROM CBS News: Four people were killed and at least 12 others were injured in a shooting early Saturday morning in Leland, Mississippi, officials said.
Leland Mayor John Lee told CBS News the shooting happened around midnight, and four of the injured people were airlifted to local hospitals. There was no immediate information about their condition.
The shooting happened on a main street, Lee said. People were in town for Leland High School’s homecoming game, he said. The Leland School District website shows that Leland High School was set to play a homecoming game against Charleston High School.
Leland is a small city in Washington County. It had a population of about 4,000, according to 2020 census data.
Heidelberg Police Chief Cornell White said they initially found one victim on the school’s baseball field, and another died in a tailgating area near the bleachers.
The shooter or shooters remain at large, according to White, who declined to specify how many suspects law enforcement believed were involved in the shootings.
White said law enforcement would continue to investigate, with plans in the immediate future to remain “on the ground,” assisting families and gathering evidence.
Leland Mayor John Lee Told Fox News Digital that he had no information as to the identity of the shooter, adding that “justice will be served.”
“I just want to say, you know, our prayers and condolences go out to the family of the deceased and the ones that’s been injured and shot,” Lee told the outlet.
He said he is asking for prayer for his city, “Because this is not something that’s ever happened here before.”
“It was homecoming weekend, of course, and everybody’s family and friends and neighbors [were] together having fun in the downtown area, as we do every year,” Lee said.
Four people were killed and at least 12 others were injured in a shooting early Saturday morning in Leland, Mississippi, officials said. https://t.co/1R1iIg6gdl
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