Coroner says a 7th person has died from injuries in Mississippi Delta town mass shooting
LELAND Miss AP A seventh person has died from injuries sustained in a mass shooting after a high school football homecoming competition earlier this month in the Mississippi Delta town of Leland a coroner revealed Washington County coroner LaQuesha Watkins disclosed Saturday in a news release that her office was informed by the Hinds County coroner s office on Friday that -year-old Ebanee Williams had died Nine people have been arrested several of them charged with capital murder in connection with the shooting around midnight on Oct that also left more than a dozen people injured The FBI s Jackson Field Office has been posting pictures of subjects demanded for questioning in the mass shooting It happened as people celebrated homecoming weekend in downtown Leland shortly after the football challenge Administration have not disclosed a feasible motive for the Leland shooting but the FBI has noted the gunfire appears to have been sparked by a disagreement among several individuals Source