Mississippi School Homecoming Celebrations Turn Deadly as 8 People are Killed 20 Injured in Separate Shootings

JosephZ · Saturday at 8:35 PM

High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended in gunfire, with two separate shootings on opposite sides of the state Friday night that left at least eight people dead and many more injured, authorities said.

Six were killed in downtown Leland after a high school football homecoming game in the Mississippi Delta region on the state’s western edge, according to the county coroner. On the east side of the state, a pregnant woman was among the dead, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said.

Some 20 people were injured in the gunfire after people gathered in the downtown area following the game...

Meanwhile, police in the small Mississippi town of Heidelberg in the eastern part of the state are investigating a shooting during that community’s homecoming weekend that left two people dead.

Both of them were killed on the school campus Friday night, Heidelberg Police Chief Cornell White said.

Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly as 8 people are killed in separate shootings

High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended with two separate shootings on Friday night. Authorities report at least eight people dead and many others injured. In Leland, six people were killed and about 20 were injured after a football game. Four of the injured are in critical...

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d taylor · Saturday at 10:39 PM

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Whats new, this has been happening now, for about 10+ years in the delta. It is black on black killings and is 95% drug related

2022

d taylor · Saturday at 11:51 PM

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Richard T · Sunday at 9:39 AM

Yes, there are worse places than Chicago and Portland. Too bad our resources have to bow to political pressures?

d taylor · Sunday at 2:20 PM

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What should people expect from people who are producing children to either get a check, they are 14, 15, 16, etc.. years old, they are on drugs and trading sex for drugs or all of the above

Do you really think these people are worried or care how these children are going to grow up.

JosephZ · 2025-10-13T19:22:20-0500

Four people have been arrested for their involvement in the Leland mass shooting.

According to FBI Jackson, two of the four are facing capital murder charges, and the third is facing an attempted murder charge.

Teviyon L. Powell, 29 - Capital Murder
William Bryant, 29 - Capital Murder
Latoya A. Powell, 44 - Attempted Murder

The fourth person’s charges are listed by the FBI as capital murder. However, their identity has not yet been released.

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN · 2025-10-14T00:13:32-0500

d taylor said:
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What should people expect from people who are producing children to either get a check, they are 14, 15, 16, etc.. years old, they are on drugs and trading sex for drugs or all of the above

Do you really think these people are worried or care how these children are going to grow up.

Sadly, that's all they know. That's why early education is very important for young kids. Free mommy classes would be a good. Teaching about BC. Having free BC and condoms available. Drug programs. It would be nice if churches and the government would help these people.

Larniavc · 2025-10-14T02:25:06-0500

d taylor said:
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Whats new, this has been happening now, for about 10+ years in the delta. It is black on black killings and is 95% drug related

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Absolutely correct. Americans kill each other all the time. Mostly because of drugs or just moral failings. American on American violence is a daily occurrence and never gets into the news.

I’m being subtle.

Larniavc · 2025-10-14T02:29:31-0500

d taylor said:
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What should people expect from people who are producing children to either get a check, they are 14, 15, 16, etc.. years old, they are on drugs and trading sex for drugs or all of the above

Do you really think these people are worried or care how these children are going to grow up.

Agreed. Americans really are their own worst enemy. They’re either high or claiming some kind of benefits. When they are not killing each other.

I’m not anti American (I know some good ones) but they’re just not like us Europeans.

I’m fine with them in general but I wouldn’t want one to marry my son; or even live next door to me.

Too subtle? Should I dial it back?

d taylor · 2025-10-14T07:29:16-0500

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN said:
Sadly, that's all they know. That's why early education is very important for young kids. Free mommy classes would be a good. Teaching about BC. Having free BC and condoms available. Drug programs. It would be nice if churches and the government would help these people.

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No it is not all they know, it is a life style they want to live. I have absolutely no sympathy for these people.

JosephZ · 2025-10-14T08:27:55-0500

d taylor said:
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No it is not all they know, it is a life style they want to live. I have absolutely no sympathy for these people.

It’s easy to assume people choose that kind of lifestyle willingly, but poverty, lack of opportunity, and growing up in an environment where the cycle of poverty has been long established have a lot more to do with it. The state of Mississippi needs to be investing more in community programs, education, and economic opportunities, especially in communities that have the highest rates of poverty and violence. More funding for NGOs that work in these communities and having more people willing to volunteer would also go a long way. In addition to having some of the highest rates of poverty in the country, Mississippi also has some of the weakest gun laws. This too needs to be addressed.

d taylor · 2025-10-14T08:34:14-0500

JosephZ said:
It’s easy to assume people choose that kind of lifestyle willingly, but poverty, lack of opportunity, and growing up in an environment where the cycle of poverty has been long established have a lot more to do with it. The state of Mississippi needs to be investing more in community programs, education, and economic opportunities, especially in communities that have the highest rates of poverty and violence. More funding for NGOs that work in these communities and having more people willing to volunteer would also go a long way. In addition to having some of the highest rates of poverty in the country, Mississippi also has some of the weakest gun laws. This too needs to be addressed.

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I am not assuming nothing, i live here and see it everyday. I see people who do not want to work but want to live a gangster life. We have programs running out of our ears and there is not enough investing that will change these peoples view of life.

d taylor · 2025-10-14T09:40:47-0500

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https://www.gwcommonwealth.com/fbi-seeking-multiple-suspects-leland-shooting-68ed60d6be7bd

Oompa Loompa · 2025-10-14T10:02:08-0500

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN said:
Sadly, that's all they know. That's why early education is very important for young kids. Free mommy classes would be a good. Teaching about BC. Having free BC and condoms available. Drug programs. It would be nice if churches and the government would help these people.

Or we could just stop incentivising single motherhood and perpetuating a culture that glorifies how much money they can scam off the government and baby-daddy child support. This was LBJ's plan all along in his so called "war on poverty."

iluvatar5150 · 2025-10-14T13:40:57-0500

Oompa Loompa said:
Or we could just stop ... perpetuating a culture that glorifies how much money they can scam off the government

Does that include the culture that proudly boosts a guy who, while campaigning, bragged about minimizing his tax bill (through means we now know were at least partially fraudulent) and, since he's been in office, has openly used government resources to enrich himself and his family.

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