"The small town of Leland, Miss., was rocked Friday night by a mass shooting at a homecoming event that left four people dead and a dozen injured, according to the mayor. "An event like this has never happened in this city," Leland Mayor John Lee told NPR by phone. "We're a close knit city, we're not a violent city." Leland is a small town of roughly 3,700 people where "everybody knows everybody," Lee said."
"The shooting took place in downtown Leland after the local high school's homecoming football game. The gathering takes place annually: "Families ... in town visiting get together and just have family and fun," Lee said. He said 16 people in total had been shot. Four were killed, and four more were transported to medical centers for treatment. The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson confirmed that two patients connected with the shooting were airlifted overnight."
The small town of Leland, Mississippi, experienced a mass shooting Friday night at a downtown homecoming gathering after the local high school's football game. Sixteen people were shot; four died and a dozen were injured. Four more victims were transported to medical centers for treatment, and two patients were airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Leland Mayor John Lee described the community as close-knit and not typically violent. Leland police declined to comment because the investigation is ongoing. No suspect was in custody, and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is assisting.
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