From the evening of October 10th to the early morning of October 11th, local time, two high school shootings occurred in Mississippi, USA, killing at least six people and injuring many others.
A shooting took place in the town of Heidelberg, east of Mississippi, on the evening of the 10th, and two people were shot dead on the school campus. Police say the suspect is an 18-year-old man and is still on the run.
At least four people were killed and twelve injured in a shooting in the city of Rila on the morning of the 11th. John Lee, the mayor of Rila, told media that the shooting took place on a major local street at the time of the end of a high school back to school football match.
Mississippi Senator Derek Simmons condemned the incident as "senseless gun violence" and said the proliferation of guns was threatening community safety. (General reporter Zhao Miao)