{"id":2357031,"date":"2024-10-19T14:41:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T18:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schools-homecoming-victory-turns-to-tragedy-as-gunfire-breaks-out-multiple-dead-wounded\/"},"modified":"2024-10-19T14:42:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T18:42:35","slug":"schools-homecoming-victory-turns-to-tragedy-as-gunfire-breaks-out-multiple-dead-wounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schools-homecoming-victory-turns-to-tragedy-as-gunfire-breaks-out-multiple-dead-wounded\/","title":{"rendered":"School&#8217;s Homecoming Victory Turns to Tragedy as Gunfire Breaks Out: Multiple Dead, Wounded"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschools-homecoming-victory-turns-to-tragedy-as-gunfire-breaks-out-multiple-dead-wounded%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2357031&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In \u2064Lexington, Mississippi, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trial-starting-for-suspect-in-des-moines-school-shooting-that-killed-2-students\/\" title=\"Trial begins for suspect in Des Moines school shooting that claimed 2 lives.\">tragic shooting\u200c occurred<\/a> during \u200ba homecoming \u200bcelebration for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/let-us-play-thousands-rally-at-michigan-state-capitol-over-high-school-winter-sports-ban\/\" title=\"\u2018Let Us Play\u2019: Thousands Rally At Michigan State Capitol Over High School Winter Sports Ban\">local school<\/a>, resulting in three deaths and eight injuries. The incident \u2064unfolded when at\u200c least two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-take-to-the-streets-across-iran-in-third-week-of-unrest-over-aminis-death\/\" title=\"Protesters Take to the Streets Across Iran in Third Week of Unrest Over Amini&#039;s Death\">individuals opened fire<\/a> into a crowd of around\u2063 200 to 300 people, \u200bwho\u2064 were gathered outdoors after \u2064a football game, initiating chaos and panic\u2064 among the attendees. Prior \u200cto the shooting, a fight broke out among some of the participants,\u200d though the cause of the altercation remains\u2063 unclear. <\/p>\n<p>The casualties\u200b included two teenagers aged 19 and one individual aged \u206425, with injured victims being airlifted to nearby hospitals \u200cfor treatment. Local \u200bauthorities \u200dare investigating \u200bthe scene and \u2064have\u2063 been \u200bcollecting ammunition to discern the number of firearms\u2064 involved.\u200d Sheriff Willie March noted that \u200cgun violence \u2063among young individuals has become a sporadic issue in the area, often stemming from personal disputes rather than\u200b organized crime. The investigation continues as the community\u2062 grapples with\u200d the aftermath of this violent event.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) &mdash; Three people were killed and eight others were injured in central Mississippi early Saturday when at least two people opened fire into a group of several hundred people who were celebrating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-notorious-liar-tries-to-recover-from-debate-disaster-by-telling-crowd-what-i-do-know-is-how-to-tell-the-truth\/\" title=\"Biden, Notorious Liar, Tries to Recover From Debate Disaster By Telling Crowd &#039;What I Do Know Is How To Tell The Truth&#039;\">school&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s homecoming football win at an outdoor trail several hours after the game had ended, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The gunfire was proceeded by a fight between some of the men at the celebration, but deputies hadn&rsquo;t yet learned what sparked the fight, said Holmes County Sheriff Willie March.<\/p>\n<p>Anywhere from 200 to 300 people were on the trail celebrating, and the gunfire sent them fleeing, the sheriff said in a phone interview.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was chaos, to tell you the truth,&rdquo; March said. &ldquo;The shooting just started and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fifteen-year-old-dies-after-fall-from-cruise-ship-returning-to-miami\/\" title=\"Fifteen-Year-Old Dies After Fall from Cruise Ship Returning to Miami\">people started running<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The shootings about five miles (3 kilometers) outside of Lexington, Mississippi, followed a football game several hours earlier at the Holmes County Consolidated School&rsquo;s homecoming celebration. After the victory, scores of young people headed to the trail to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Lexington is located more than 60 miles (96 kilometers) north of Jackson. <\/p>\n<p>Two of the victims who died were 19 and the third was 25. The injured victims were airlifted to local hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies were collecting ammunition at the scene in an effort to determine how many weapons were fired, March said.<\/p>\n<p>Shootings by young men have been an &ldquo;off and on&rdquo; problem recently in the county, which has a population of almost 16,000 residents. The young men who talk to the sheriff tell him that it&rsquo;s often because they have a &ldquo;beef,&rdquo; or disagreement with someone.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s hard to see what they are fighting over. 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The incident occurred at an outdoor trail hours after the game, following a fight among some attendees. Sheriff Willie March reported that chaos ensued as people fled the scene. The victims included two 19-year-olds and one 25-year-old, with the injured airlifted to hospitals. Authorities are investigating the shooting&#8217;s cause and collecting evidence at the site<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2357032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture-55.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[23062,19241,3924,13242],"class_list":["post-2357031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gunfire","tag-homecoming","tag-school","tag-tragedy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture-55.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2357031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2357032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2357031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2357031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2357031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}