1 Dead, Several Injured in Shooting at Mississippi Festival

1 Dead, Several Injured in Shooting at Mississippi Festival
A map showing the location of a shooting at Mississippi Mudbug Festival in Jackson, Miss., on April 30 2022. Google Maps
The Associated Press
Updated:

JACKSON, Miss.—A law enforcement officer shot and killed one of the people suspected of firing shots at a festival in Mississippi, a sheriff said late Saturday. Organizers said Sunday that, in response to the shootings, they canceled the final day of the Mississippi Mudbug Festival at the state fairgrounds in Jackson.

Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said several people were taken to local hospitals with unknown injuries after gunfire Saturday night.