The state authorities say a suspect is in custody after eight people, including a sheriff’s deputy, were killed.
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. — A suspect is in custody after eight people were killed this weekend in shootings in Mississippi, including a sheriff’s deputy, the authorities in the state said.
Warren Strain, a spokesman for the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, said the shootings occurred at three locations on Saturday night in rural Lincoln County. Two of the homes are in Brookhaven, and one is in Bogue Chitto. The area is about 68 miles south of Jackson, the state capital.
Mr. Strain said investigators were gathering evidence at all three locations.
He said that charges had not yet been filed against the suspect, and that it would be “premature” to discuss a motive.
It was not clear whether the suspect knew the victims.
