LEXINGTON, Miss. \u2014 Three people were killed and eight others were injured in central Mississippi early Saturday when at least two people opened fire into a group of several hundred people who were celebrating a school\u2019s homecoming football win at an outdoor trail several hours after the game had ended, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The gunfire was preceded by a fight between some of the men at the celebration, but deputies hadn\u2019t yet learned what sparked the fight, said Holmes County Sheriff Willie March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anywhere from 200 to 300 people were on the trail celebrating, and the gunfire sent them fleeing, the sheriff said in a phone interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was chaos, to tell you the truth,\u201d March said. \u201cThe shooting just started and people started running.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shootings about five miles outside of Lexington, Mississippi, followed a football game several hours earlier at the Holmes County Consolidated School\u2019s homecoming celebration. After the victory, scores of young people headed to the trail to celebrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lexington is located more than 60 miles (96 kilometers) north of Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two of the victims who died were 19 and the third was 25. The injured victims were airlifted to local hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n