Four people were killed and at least a dozen more were injured in a shooting that broke out during a homecoming celebration overnight in Leland, Mississippi, according to multiple news reports.
The shooting broke out after a homecoming football game at Leland High School, Mayor John Lee confirmed to CBS News and The New York Times. After the game, people gathered away from campus near the city's Main Street, where shots were fired, Lee told the Times.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said it is assisting in the investigation and referred questions on the shooting to the Leland Police Department, which declined to comment the morning of Oct. 11. Lee and other local officials did not immediately respond to questions from USA TODAY.
Leland, about 120 miles outside the capital of Jackson near the Arkansas border, has a population of about 4,000 people.
