CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – “I am weeping for my city,” said a Clay County resident. “I am sending peace and blessings.”

A Clay County Resident who did not want his name to be released is in disbelief after hearing about a weekend shooting.

Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott tells WCBI, at least five people were injured by gunfire at a bonfire early Sunday morning, including a juvenile.

“I feel sorry for what happened,” said the Resident. “There are other ways to solve problems than to resort to violence.”

According to Scott, three vehicles were damaged by gunfire, and multiple fights broke out. There were two to three thousand people at the event, and the event promoter was in violation of several parts of a Clay County ordinance.

The ordinance requires a medical tent on site, roads to

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