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Shooting at university in Georgia leaves one person dead and five wounded

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As of Sunday morning, there have been more than 420 mass shootings across the US so far this year. Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

A mass shooting during homecoming weekend at Georgia’s Albany State University left one person dead and five others wounded on Saturday night, according to school officials.

Earlier Saturday in Mississippi, authorities said three people were killed and eight others were injured near Lexington, Mississippi, when at least two people fired guns at a group of several hundred people who were at an outdoor trail celebrating a high school football team’s homecoming game victory.

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