At least six people were killed Friday night in Clay County, Mississippi, and the suspect is in custody, according to local news media and law enforcement, without providing further details.
The deaths occurred at three different shooting locations, according to WTVA, a NBC News affiliate.
The suspect is in custody “and no longer poses a threat to our community,” Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott wrote on social media.
His post did not give a specific figure for the death toll, but WTVA said six people died.
Scott and the sheriff’s department did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
“I ask that you lift up our victims and their families in your prayers,” Scott wrote on Facebook.
Located in northeast Mississippi, Clay County has a population of nearly 20,000.
