US Edition9 People Have Now Been Arrested in Connection with the Mass Shooting in Mississippi, FBI Says
Six people were killed and 19 injured in the deadliest of several shootings during homecoming weekend, with nine suspects charged with capital murder, authorities said.
- On Oct. 16, federal, state and local authorities said nine people were arrested after a downtown Leland, Mississippi shooting that killed six people.
- The gunfire erupted shortly after a Friday Leland High School homecoming football game as people gathered near Main Street, downtown Leland, a town with fewer than 4,000 residents.
- The FBI's Jackson Field Office reported 19 people sustained gunshot wounds, 26 were shot or injured, including two people in critical condition, while Witness Camish Hopkins described a chaotic scene.
- Several suspects were charged with capital murder, including Terrogernal S. Martin, 33, who received a $1 million bond; Robert Eikhoff said nine suspects are in custody but declined further details.
- The Leland shooting was the deadliest of several Mississippi homecoming weekend incidents, and Mayor John Lee said `What started out to be a homecoming celebration ended up to be a tragedy'.
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Arrests Climb To 9 In Deadly Mississippi Mass Shooting
Nine people have now been arrested in connection with the mass shooting that killed six and injured more than a dozen others last Friday in the Mississippi Delta town of Leland, an FBI special agent announced Thursday. Robert Eikhoff, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Jackson Field Office, confirmed the new arrests, noting the […] Arrests Climb To 9 In Deadly Mississippi Mass Shooting
$5,000 reward being offered for info in deadly Leland mass shooting
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