6 dead in two shootings in Mississippi's Leland, Heidelberg

Sen. Derrick Simmons said that four other victims were taken to a hospital in Greenville and then flown to a larger hospital in the state capital of Jackson.

At least six people were killed and 12 others were injured in two shootings that took place in Mississippi's Leland and Heidelberg on Friday night.

Leland mayor John Lee said that an attack happened on a main street in the town. (X/@MikeSington)

Mississippi state Sen. Derrick Simmons told The Associated Press that the shooting in the small town of Leland had occurred after a high school football homecoming game.

Simmons said that four other victims were taken to a hospital in Greenville and then flown to a larger hospital in the capital city of Jackson.

The Senator said that he was receiving updates on the incident from the Washington County Sheriff's Office, which is probing the shooting, as well as other law enforcement agencies.

John Lee, the mayor of Leland, told BBC that the shooting did not take place on the Leland High School campus. "This is an event where we have held yearly for years and hadn't had any incidents of this sort, ever. And we're a city that, not high crime and about 3,700 people. We all get along, and everybody knows everybody. So this is definitely a tragedy to us," Lee said.

Meanwhile, another shooting in Heidelberg during the high school's homecoming weekend left two people dead.

Heidelberg Police Chief Cornell White told AP that both people were killed on the school campus on Friday night. However, he did not provide any specific details about the victims, whether they were students.

Jasper County Sheriff's Office confirmed that an 18-year-old suspect, Tylar Jarod Goodloe, has been taken into custody for questioning in the shooting that occurred at the Heidelberg High School.

The incident took place when the Heidelberg Oilers were playing their homecoming football game on the school campus. However, it was not clear exactly when the gunfire occurred or how close it was to the stadium.

A third shooting reportedly occurred at the South Delta High School in the town of Rolling Fork. The Sharkey County Sheriff's Department said that two people have been arrested and charged following the incident at the high school's football game on Friday night, WLBT reported.

However, there is no clear indication whether the shootings were linked.