Mississippi Communities Shaken by Shootings at Homecoming Events
Residents of Leland, Mississippi, are reeling after a shooting at a homecoming block party left several injured.
I could see the bodies dropping as I looked back. … Just three minutes of continuing fire
Destrile Jackson, a 2016 Leland High graduate, recounted her terrifying experience, saying she recited Psalm 23 as she ran for her life while bullets whizzed around her. She hid under a Jeep and witnessed "guys with black T-shirts" shooting at the sidewalk.
- People participated in a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the gunfire.
- The shooting occurred during a block party following a high school homecoming football game.
Author's summary: Shootings at Mississippi homecoming events leave communities shaken.