At least 4 killed in Mississippi Delta taking pictures

Four folks had been killed in a taking pictures in a city within the Mississippi Delta area after a highschool soccer homecoming sport there, Mississippi state Sen. Derrick Simmons instructed The Associated Press.

The shootings occurred within the downtown space of the small city of Leland, Mississippi, the place folks had gathered following the sport, mentioned Simmons, who represents folks in that area.

Four different victims had been taken to a hospital in Greenville after which flown to a bigger hospital within the state capital metropolis of Jackson, mentioned Simmons, who’s the senator for that area.

Simmons mentioned he was assured the knowledge is appropriate as a result of he acquired updates from authorities with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, which is investigating, in addition to from different regulation enforcement authorities.

“Right now we have nonetheless obtained a topic at massive, however I can not give specifics,” White mentioned on Saturday (October 11, 2025) morning.

An 18-year-old man is being hunted for questioning within the taking pictures, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office mentioned in an announcement. The sheriff requested that anybody with info contact the police chief or the sheriff’s workplace.

The shootings occurred on the varsity campus the place the Heidelberg Oilers had been taking part in their homecoming soccer sport on Friday (October 10, 2025), but it surely wasn’t clear precisely when the gunfire occurred or how shut it was to the stadium. White mentioned he was on the scene Saturday (October 11, 2025) investigating and that extra info is perhaps launched within the coming days.

The city of about 640 residents is about 85 miles (137 kilometres) southeast of the state capital metropolis of Jackson.