Search for suspects in shooting that left 4 dead, 12 wounded amid rash of gunfire across Mississippi

[ad_1] Officers in Leland, Mississippi, are calling on the general public's assist after 4 folks had been killed and 12 others wounded in a mass taking pictures that broke out at a gathering within the small city's downtown space Friday evening.

Leland Mayor John Lee, talking at a Saturday night information convention, mentioned the town was experiencing a "nice loss" and requested for prayers.

On Friday, state Sen. Derrick Simmons instructed Jackson ABC affiliate WAPT the folks had been at a gathering following the Leland Excessive College homecoming sport when the taking pictures occurred.

Police autos are parked after a lethal taking pictures Friday evening in downtown Leland, Miss.,on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.

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Except for offering the variety of useless and wounded, the mayor didn't present many different particulars in regards to the taking pictures.

"All the pieces else is underneath investigation," he mentioned throughout Saturday's information convention. "We do not have any info so far as who did the taking pictures or any of that. However we're right here to resolve this."

Robert Eickhoff, particular agent in control of the Jackson, Mississippi, FBI Discipline Workplace, didn't present specifics however mentioned a number of occasions that authorities had been looking for "topics" in reference to the taking pictures.

"Individuals who had been having fun with themselves final discovered themselves confronted with violence that no neighborhood needs to be confronted with," Eickhoff mentioned, urging members of the general public to return ahead with any info they might have.

"You might have seen one thing," he mentioned. "You might have heard one thing or know somebody who did."

Family and friends of victims of a homecoming taking pictures embrace in downtown Leland, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.

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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives can also be aiding within the investigation, offering DNA evaluation and likewise working to doubtlessly match shell casings to different firearms utilizing a nationwide automated system.

"This might have simply been in one other metropolis similar to it was right here in Leland, Mississippi," Lee, the mayor, mentioned.

Town of about 3,600 folks is situated about 115 miles north of Jackson.

String of different shootings in Mississippi The replace on Friday evening's taking pictures got here amid a string of shootings all through the state this weekend.

On Saturday, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation mentioned it was investigating a taking pictures at Alcorn State College in Lorman, Mississippi, that left one individual useless and two others wounded.

The taking pictures led to a shelter-in place order being issued for the campus.

Authorities mentioned the taking pictures occurred at about 6:30 p.m. native time close to the campus' Industrial Expertise Constructing. No arrest had been made.

A few half hour later, authorities in Jackson mentioned a toddler was shot within the stomach close to a tailgate part at Jackson State College stadium. The kid was taken to the hospital. There isn't any replace on their situation.

On Friday night, two folks had been killed in a taking pictures in Heidelberg, Mississippi, on the grounds of a highschool, in response to ABC affiliate WDAM.

The Jasper County Sheriff's Workplace later mentioned it had taken an 18-year-old man into custody for questioning in reference to the taking pictures.