20-Oct-2024 09:18 AM
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Washington, Oct 20 (Reporter) Three people were killed and eight injured in a shooting at a crowd of several hundred people celebrating a high school alumni team's victory in a football game in the US state of Mississippi, Associated Press reported citing authorities.
Early Saturday morning, at least two people opened fire on a group of several hundred people celebrating a victory in a football game on an outdoor court hours after the game ended, the publication said in a statement.
It is noted that the shooting occurred several kilometers from the city of Lexington. According to local sheriff, there were between 200 and 300 people in the crowd who began to scatter when they heard the gunfire. Two of the dead were 19 years old, the third was 25, their gender and identities were not specified...////...