Celebration turned lethal: 3 killed, 9 injured in US crowd shooting
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During a celebration of a football game victory, two armed individuals opened fire on the crowd, killing. number of people and injuring others.
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Law enforcement officers stand near armored and tactical vehicles in Bowdoin, Maine, following a mass shooting on October 26, 2023. (AP)
Three people were killed and eight more were injured after at least two armed individuals opened fire at a crowd celebrating a high school alumni football team's victory in Mississippi, United States, on Saturday morning.
According to the Associated Press (AP), at least two shooters opened fire at a crowd of hundreds on an outdoor court hours after the game ended. According to the local sheriff, almost 200 to 300 people were celebrating at a court several kilometers from Lexington.
Two deceased people were 19 years old, while the third was 25. No additional information about the fatalities was shared.
Last week, a man was killed and nine other people were injured in a mass shooting Saturday near Tennessee State University as the Nashville school celebrated homecoming. Investigators believe at least one of the injured participated in the gunfire, officials said.
At least three of the injured were juveniles who had non-critical injuries, Nashville police said on X.
The shooting happened around 5 pm (local time) along a street where TSU’s homecoming parade had taken place that morning, Nashville police and fire officials said at a news conference Saturday evening.
In the last two decades, the US has experienced hundreds of shootings within schools and universities, the bloodiest of which resulted in over 30 deaths at Virginia Tech in 2007. The shooting has triggered a fierce discussion about the US gun restrictions and the US Constitution's Second Amendment, which enshrines the right to keep and bear arms.
