"Three people have been arrested on murder charges and a fourth person on an attempted murder charge in a weekend shooting that left six dead and more than a dozen injured in a small Mississippi town, the FBI announced Monday. Teviyon L. Powell, 29, William Bryant, 29, and Morgan Lattimore, 25, have been charged with capital murder, while Latoya A. Powell, 44, has been charged with attempted murder in the mass shooting, a spokesperson for the FBI's Jackson Field Office said."
"The shooting, which came as people celebrated homecoming weekend in downtown Leland shortly after a high school football game, was the deadliest of several shootings across Mississippi over the weekend. Authorities have not disclosed a possible motive for Friday night's shooting in Leland, but the FBI said the gunfire appears to have been "sparked by a disagreement among several individuals.""
A mass shooting in downtown Leland, Mississippi during homecoming weekend left six people dead and more than a dozen injured after a high school football game. Three people — Teviyon L. Powell, 29; William Bryant, 29; and Morgan Lattimore, 25 — were charged with capital murder, and Latoya A. Powell, 44, was charged with attempted murder. Authorities reported the gunfire appears to have been sparked by a disagreement among several individuals and said other arrests are pending as investigators continue work in the rural northwest Delta region. Four victims died at the scene amid blood-stained pavement and abandoned shoes. A witness described the scene as the most horrific she had ever seen. The incident marked the 14th mass killing in 2025 per the AP/USA TODAY/Northeastern database.
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