2 wounded in shooting after Tennessee high school football game

Two people were shot and one is in custody following a high school football game in Tennessee Friday night.

According to Brownsville police, the shooting occurred after the game at Haywood High School in Haywood County.

Police responded near a Walgreens in Brownsville around 9:30 p.m.

According to the Brownsville Press, one victim was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg, and the other person was flown to a Memphis hospital suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the back.

That report also stated the suspected shooter is in custody and is believed to be 16.

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