A mass shooting at a high school football game in Oklahoma on Friday night has killed one 16-year old and injured four others.<\/p>\n
The shooting occurred in the second half of a game between Choctaw (Okla.) and Del City (Okla.) in Choctaw. According to an account by CNN<\/a>, the dead victim was not a student at either school.<\/p>\n Another victim was a 42-year old man who was shot in the chest and taken to a hospital after receiving lifesaving care from a trauma surgeon who was on-site.<\/p>\n Apparently, Choctaw employs five police offers for every home game, and all five were present – as well as four other local law enforcement officials – per CNN.<\/p>\n “The Choctaw School District employs five Choctaw officers for every home game. Police said all five officers were present Friday night, in addition to two on-duty Choctaw officers who had stopped by the game, as well as two Del City officers.”<\/p>\n Authorities recovered two guns and eight rounds at the scene.<\/p>\n This particular incident marks 471 mass shootings<\/a> inside the United States in 2023 so far, according to the Gun Violence Archive.<\/p>\n More<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n SCORES: Live in-game results around the nation as they happen<\/a><\/p>\n Live-Stream High School Sports on the NFHS Network<\/a><\/p>\n Georgia HS football coach arrested after punching player<\/a><\/p>\n