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Three people were killed and eight others injured by gunfire at a party to celebrate a local school’s football victory at a trail in Mississippi early Saturday, according to the local sheriff.
Suspects are being sought in the shooting, the sheriff said. The three victims were identified as Martel Gibson, 25, of Durant; Shundra Chestnut, 19, of Kosciusko; and John Jenkins, 19, of Durant.
A mass shooting in Lexington, Mississippi after a homecoming football game has left three people dead and eight others injured, authorities say. A mass shooting in Lexington, Mississippi after a ...
Vicksburg is a historic city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States.It is the county seat. The population was 21,573 at the 2020 census. [5] Located on a high bluff on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from Louisiana, Vicksburg was built by French colonists in 1719.
The Vicksburg massacre, sometimes referred to as the Vicksburg riot, [1] was a freedmen massacre on December 7, 1874, that continued until around January 5, 1875, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. An estimated 150–300 Black citizens, and 2 White citizens were killed during the violence.
In 1873 during the Reconstruction-era, Crosby was the first African American to be elected as sheriff in Warren County, Mississippi. [2] Crosby was forcibly removed from his office in December 1874 by an angry mob of White militia, the event is often referred to as the Vicksburg massacre. [3] [4] [5]
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Among them were siblings, ages 8 and 16, and the oldest killed was 63, Master Sgt. Kervin Stewart of the Mississippi Highway Patrol said Monday, citing relatives’ confirmation; a county coroner ...