Three people are dead and eight more were injured in a trail ride mass shooting in Mississippi.According to Sheriff Willie March, it happened around midnight Saturday near North Highway 17, just 5 miles outside of Lexington. The sheriff said the shooting happened following Holmes County Consolidated School’s homecoming. According to March, locals were on the trail ride when a shooter opened fire into the crowd following some sort of altercation.The sheriff has identified the three victims as 25-year-old Martel Gibson, 19-year-old Shundra Chestnut and 19-year-old John Jenkins.Holmes County Sheriff Department deputies said several other victims who were injured were airlifted to local area hospitals. Investigators believe the suspect acted with a switch on their gun. There are no suspects at this time.
Three people are dead and eight more were injured in a trail ride mass shooting in Mississippi.
According to Sheriff Willie March, it happened around midnight Saturday near North Highway 17, just 5 miles outside of Lexington.
The sheriff said the shooting happened following Holmes County Consolidated School’s homecoming.
According to March, locals were on the trail ride when a shooter opened fire into the crowd following some sort of altercation.
The sheriff has identified the three victims as 25-year-old Martel Gibson, 19-year-old Shundra Chestnut and 19-year-old John Jenkins.
Holmes County Sheriff Department deputies said several other victims who were injured were airlifted to local area hospitals.
Investigators believe the suspect acted with a switch on their gun.
There are no suspects at this time.
