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FBI Announces Four Arrests in Leland Homecoming Mass Shooting That Killed Six

Investigators describe a dispute-driven attack with more arrests possible.

Overview

  • Morgan Lattimore, 25, Teviyon Powell, 29, and William Bryant, 29, were charged with capital murder, while Latoya Powell, 44, was charged with attempted murder, according to the FBI.
  • Authorities said six people were killed and 10 wounded after Leland High School’s homecoming, with the gunfire erupting around midnight on Main Street.
  • Officials identified the deceased as Oreshama Johnson, 41; Kaslyn Johnson, 18; Calvin Plant, 19; Shelbyona Powell, 25; Amos Brantley Jr., 18; and JaMichael Jones, 34.
  • The FBI kept its digital tips site active and is canvassing for video as ATF analysts run shell casings and DNA through national databases.
  • Separate homecoming-related shootings were reported at Alcorn State University (one dead, two injured), Heidelberg High School (two dead, suspect arrested and charged), and near Jackson State University (juvenile injured), prompting event and security changes on some campuses.