One person has died and five others have been injured at the Mississippi Mudbug Festival, Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said on Twitter late Saturday.
Highlights
- One person died and five others were injured at the Mississippi Mudbug Festival in Jackson, authorities say.
- The person who died is suspected to have been one of the shooters, officials say.
- Two juveniles have been detained, but no charges have been filed in the incident.
- Authorities found two rifles and a pistol at the scene, according to ABC affiliate station WAPT in Jackson.
- This year’s festival featured musical headliners, including Blue Oyster Cult and Laine Hardy, who had been scheduled to close out the festival with a performance Sunday night, organizers say.Sunday’s events at the festival, which was supposed to be the festival’s final day, have been canceled.