Overview

• Gunfire erupted around midnight on Leland’s Main Street following Leland High School’s homecoming game, and officials stressed the attack did not occur on campus.
• Authorities reported about 20 people were shot with four fatalities; at least 12 were wounded, and four were airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in critical condition.
• Mayor John Lee called the shooting a tragedy and canceled planned homecoming block‑party events, as officials withheld victims’ identities pending notification.
• Local police are leading the case with support from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, the FBI and ATF, which are processing evidence and searching for “subjects.”
• Separate shootings struck other Mississippi towns the same night, including Heidelberg, where two people were killed on school grounds and an 18‑year‑old was taken into custody for questioning.