US Warzone: Mass Shooting After Mississippi HS Homecoming; 3 Killed; 8 Wounded
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Source: UPI
Three people were killed and at least eight more were wounded during a shooting in Mississippi early Saturday morning.
The shooting happened just after 12:30 CDT during a trail ride in Holmes County, approximately five miles from the city of Lexington, Miss.
Police are still searching for suspects, with agents from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation assisting local authorities.
Officials say a group of people were riding together following a homecoming event at a local high school when a confrontation broke out, leading to the mass shooting.
Police identified two men from Durant, Miss. and a woman from Kosciusko in neighboring Attala County, as those who were killed.
The remaining victims were taken to hospitals in Jackson, Miss., including by air ambulance, with varying degrees of injuries.
The incident took place following a homecoming event and football game at Holmes County Central High School.
Read more: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/10/19/mississippi-high-school-shooting-homecoming/4021729354393/
In an average year, 804 people are murdered and 2,101 are wounded by guns in Mississippi. The Magnolia State has the 2nd-highest rate of gun violence in the US.
Mississippi has the 2nd-highest societal cost of gun violence in the US at $3,323 per resident each year. Gun deaths and injuries cost Mississippi $9.9 billion each year, of which $307.2 million is paid by taxpayers.
(Map: thedirectory.org)
Americans suffer from wartime casualties annually without having to invade another country. Photo: DOD
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doesn't compare or compete with the
unthinkable carnage. life has value, please
show respect- after homecoming no less~
one thing for sure, many students will suffer from
ptsd. that is part of the extreme rw curriculum. 
