Mississippi Mudbug Festival shooting: Teen killed by law enforcement

A regulation enforcement officer shot and killed just one of the people today suspected of firing photographs at a festival in Mississippi, a sheriff said late Saturday. Organizers claimed Sunday that, in reaction to the shootings, they canceled the final day of the Mississippi Mudbug Competition at the condition fairgrounds in Jackson.

Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones claimed several individuals had been taken to community hospitals with mysterious injuries right after gunfire Saturday night. He reported the person killed was a teenager.

He stated an “officer-involved shooting investigation is underway stemming from this incident,” but did not supply supplemental specifics. He explained the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was termed to aid.

Jones said two or 3 people exchanged gunfire at about 10 p.m. Saturday in and all around a motor vehicle at a fairgrounds parking lot.

“During the system of the trade, at minimum one of these individuals fired many rounds, several photographs, towards the halfway place of the party that was in development,” Jones explained. “We do not consider there was any person else wounded alongside the halfway throughout the study course of this gunfire.”

The 2nd annual pageant — a spring celebration of crawfish, reside enjoyment and amusement park rides — shut down right after the shootings. Saturday’s headliner was Blue Oyster Cult, the rock band most effective known for vintage hits like “(Do not Concern) the Reaper” and “Burnin’ For You.” A spokesman for the band stated Sunday that everyone in the band was safe and sound, and the band had no further more remark.

The specific disorders of the wounded weren’t crystal clear. Jones reported two juveniles were detained for questioning, and authorities recovered a auto, two rifles and a pistol from the scene.

Mississippi Department of Public Basic safety spokesperson Bailey Martin verified Sunday that MBI is investigating, as it does with most shootings of or by regulation enforcement officers in the point out. She declined to identify the company for which the officer is effective.

MBI mentioned in a statement that it was inquiring the community for names, movies or other specifics about the violence at the fairgrounds. The bureau stated people could offer information and facts anonymously by contacting CrimeStoppers at 1-888-827-4637 or getting in contact with the MBI at [email protected].

Grammy-profitable blues singer Bobby Rush was the headline performer scheduled for Sunday. The condition Section of Agriculture and Commerce hosted the festival, and Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson stated men and women who bought advance tickets for Sunday will receive refunds. He explained protection is a precedence at the fairgrounds.

“I take pleasure in the speedy response from the Hinds County Sheriff’s Business office and the Jackson Law enforcement Section,” Gipson claimed in a assertion Sunday. “Their quick action in securing the scene prevented other folks from perhaps becoming damage.”