Overview
- Gunfire erupted around midnight in downtown Leland after the high school’s homecoming events, leaving at least four people dead and more than a dozen wounded, according to local officials.
- Reported injury totals vary by outlet from roughly 12 to about 20, with four critically hurt patients airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
- Authorities say no one has been arrested in the Leland case as the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, FBI and ATF assist with witness canvassing, DNA work and shell‑casing analysis.
- ABC News reported the FBI’s Jackson field office is searching for multiple subjects, and officials urged anyone with videos or information to contact investigators.
- Separate shootings tied to homecoming events were reported elsewhere in Mississippi, including two deaths in Heidelberg where an 18‑year‑old was taken into custody for questioning; some outlets later cited higher death tolls in Leland and statewide that officials are still working to confirm.