Three people were killed and eight others wounded when shots were fired into a crowd of several hundred people celebrating the victory of a team of former school graduates in a football game in the US state of Mississippi, the Associated Press reports citing authorities.
Three people were killed and eight wounded in central Mississippi early Saturday when at least two people opened fire on a group of several hundred people celebrating the high school homecoming team’s victory at an outdoor football game. free hours after the end of the game. — the agency said in a statement, citing city leadership.
It is noted that the shooting occurred several miles from the city of Lexington. According to the local sheriff, there were between 200 and 300 people in the crowd who began to flee when they heard the gunshots. Two of the deceased were 19 years old, the third was 25, their sex or identity was not specified.
