At least 16 dead after military plane crashes in Mississippi

The plane that crashed in Mississippi.

Officials said a U.S. military plane crashed Monday afternoon in a soybean field in rural Mississippi, killing at least 16 people.

"Most of them are gonna be Marines," Leflore County EMA Director Frank Randle said. Marine Corps spokeswoman Lt. Kristine Rascicot confirmed the plane that crashed was a USMC KC-130, a refueling plane. Officials have not said where the plane originated or where it was headed, and Randle was unable to confirm if any civilians were onboard. Greenwood Fire Chief Marcus Bank told the Greenwood Commonwealth the debris field was roughly five miles in radius. Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.