<body><div>Three victims have been identified and pictured after a gunman opened fire after a high school football game in Holmes County, Mississippi. A post-game celebration turned deadly in Holmes County, Mississippi, when a trail ride after a homecoming football game became the scene of a fatal shooting just after midnight on Saturday, killing three individuals and injuring eight others.The victims who tragically lost their lives have been identified as Martel Gibson, 25, from Durant, Shundra Chestnut, 19, from Kosciusko, and John Jenkins, 19, also from Durant. Some of the injured were airlifted to a hospital in Jackson, while others were taken by ambulance.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1FbcHM_0wEeH5fM00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1FbcHM_0wEeH5fM00" width="1200" height="778" ><figcaption>Shundra Chestnut, 19, was shot and killed in a tragic gun violence incident in Mississippi ( Image: Facebook)</figcaption></figure>Police reported that two men were in an altercation that led to gunfire on Highway 17 North, about five miles from Lexington City.Authorities, including the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, are on the hunt for the suspects behind this devastating event. Holmes County Sheriff Willie March stated that the incident unfolded after a trail ride that followed the Holmes County Consolidated School's homecoming festivities.Speaking to the Clarion Ledger, Sheriff March said deputies responded to the call at 12:30 am, noting, "The football team had won the homecoming game and people wanted to go out and celebrate the win, but others didn't have the same intention."He stated: "It was chaos, to tell you the truth. The shooting just started, and people started running. It's hard to see what they are fighting over. I don't think they are fighting over turf or drugs." He continued, "These are young men walking around with weapons. I wish I had an answer."<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0iRi98_0wEeH5fM00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0iRi98_0wEeH5fM00" width="310" height="465" ><figcaption>Martel Gibson was one of the other victims killed by a gunman still on the run ( Image: gunmemorial.org)</figcaption></figure>He further explained that disagreements often end in shootings by young men, describing it as an intermittent problem. The three victims were identified as Shundra Chestnut and John Jenkins, both 19, and 25-year-old Martel Gibson.The conditions of other youngsters injured are currently unknown.Mississippi has been plagued by a number of disturbing shooting incidents recently. Just a month ago, on September 19, a chilling video of a teenage Mississippi girl calmly texting her best friend after shooting her mother three times in the face was played during her murder trial.The public is encouraged to come forward with any information by contacting the Holmes County Sheriff's Office at 662-834-1511 or Crime Stoppers at 662-834-0099.</div></body>

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Mississippi shooting victims named after gunman opens fire on crowd after high school football game

Three victims have been identified and pictured after a gunman opened fire after a high school football game in Holmes County, Mississippi. A post-game celebration turned deadly in Holmes County, Mississippi, when a trail ride after a homecoming football game became the scene of a fatal shooting just after midnight on Saturday, killing three individuals and injuring eight others.