Shooting at Mississippi trail ride leaves 3 dead, 8 wounded: sheriff

Shooting at Mississippi trail ride leaves 3 dead, 8 wounded: sheriff

Three people were killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting at a trail ride party in Holmes County, Mississippi, as they were celebrating a school’s homecoming football win several hours after the game concluded.

The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting on Highway 17 around 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning, Sheriff Willie March told WLBT.

March said the shooting came as a large group of young people decided to have a party on the trail ride about three to four hours after Holmes County Consolidated School’s homecoming game Friday night.

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Three people were killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting at a trail ride party in Holmes County, Mississippi. (iStock)

A group of people at the party became involved in a fight, pulled out guns and opened fire, authorities said.

The three people killed were identified as Martel Gibson, 25, Shundra…

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