A mass shooting in Lexington, Mississippi after a homecoming football game has left three people dead and eight others injured, authorities say.

Three people were killed and eight others injured by gunfire at a party to celebrate a local school’s football victory at a trail in Mississippi early Saturday, according to the local sheriff.

Lexington, Miss. – 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's homecoming football win at an outdoor trail several hours after the game had ended, authorities said.