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1 dead, several hurt after Mississippi shooting at dice game

YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) — One person is dead and several others were shot when gunfire erupted during a weekend dice game in Mississippi. The Yazoo County Sheriff’s Office told news outlets that a group of people were enjoying a bonfire and music at Wells Ranch, about 45 miles northwest of Jackson, around 12:30 a.m. Sunday when an apparent disagreement during a dice game sparked the shooting.

Sheriff Jake Sheriff said seven people were shot. The coroner identified the deceased person as 27-year-old Christopher Turnage. No arrests have been made.