Homecoming Night Turns Deadly in Leland

“Celebration turned massacre… a homecoming no one could survive.” <break time="0.6s" /> Leland, Mississippi —

A tiny town lit up for homecoming night. Music, street vendors,

kids running around… the kind of celebration you’re supposed to feel safe in. But minutes after

midnight, that safety evaporated. Witnesses say it started as a small argument in the

crowd — nothing unusual for a street party. But then someone pulled a hand-held

weapon… And the celebration became a battlefield. Bullets tore through Main Street.

Four people dropped where they stood. Dozens ran — tripping, screaming, hiding behind cars.

A place meant for joy turned into a scene no one could make sense of. Parents searching