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There were three separate shootings on the same night following homecoming games in Mississippi
Eight people are dead and more than 20 are injured following the incidents
Suspects have been arrested in two of the three shootings
Eight people are dead and more than 20 were injured after three separate high school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended in gunfire.
The most deadly of the shootings took place in the downtown area of Leland at around 12 a.m. local time on Saturday, Oct. 11, per KSL.com and the Associated Press . Four people were killed on the scene, and two later died at the hospital, per the AP.
The area was busier than usual as residents were out celebrating a homecoming game, the AP reported.
“People were just congregating and having a good ti