3 Killed, 8 Wounded in Post-Football Game Shooting in Mississippi

Two of the victims killed in the incident were 19 years old, and the third was 25.
3 Killed, 8 Wounded in Post-Football Game Shooting in Mississippi
A mural promoting Holmes County, Mississippi, is shown in the side of a building in downtown Lexington, Miss., on Sept. 27, 2024. Emily Wagster Pettus/AP Photo
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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At least two gunmen opened fire into a crowd of several hundred people celebrating a school’s homecoming football victory at an outdoor gathering in central Mississippi on the night of Oct. 18, leaving three people dead and eight others wounded.

The shooting took place at around 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 19 at a property in Holmes County, about five miles outside of Lexington, according to Holmes County Sheriff Willie March.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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