High School Football Player Injured in Shooting

NANIH WAIYA, Miss. (WCBI) — A Nanih Waiya high school football player is injured after a shooting.

The Nanih Waiya football team’s twitter account said Friday evening that an upcoming sophomore was being flown to University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi to be treated.

WCBI has confirmed this news with Nanih Waiya head coach James Courtney.

The victim was “shot multiple times,” according to Courtney.

The victim is not being named at this time.