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Martel Gibson, 25, was fatally shot in the early morning hours on a Saturday during a post–homecoming trail ride on Highway 17 North just outside Lexington in Holmes County, Mississippi. The gathering of roughly 200 to 300 people had been celebrating the local high school’s victory when a fight broke out and at least two people opened fire into the crowd. The shooting killed Gibson and two 19-year-olds, Shundra Chestnut and John Jenkins; eight others were wounded.

The Holmes County Sheriff’s Department responded and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was called in to assist. Authorities said they are seeking suspects, but no identities or arrests have been publicly released and the motive for the initial altercation remains under investigation.

If anyone attended that trail ride or has information about the fight or the shooters, please share what you know with investigators.