Six juveniles among 12 injured in shooting near Florida A&M stadium
Tallahassee police said 11 people sustained gunshot wounds near Bragg Memorial Stadium during the university’s homecoming weekend. Three victims had serious injuries.
A shooting near Florida A&M University’s Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida, injured 12 people on Saturday, October 24, during the university’s homecoming weekend, police said. Six of those injured were under 18, and 11 of the 12 sustained gunshot wounds, NBC News reported.
Three victims had serious injuries. CBS News reported that police described the other nine as stable, while NBC News said the remaining victims had been stabilized. The differing descriptions leave the precise condition of those nine unclear.
Police investigate shooting near Bragg Memorial Stadium
The gunfire broke out at about 8 p.m. at an intersection beside the stadium, according to Tallahassee police as reported by NBC News. Florida A&M’s Rattlers had hosted the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions earlier that evening for the university’s annual homecoming game. CBS News described the area as crowded after the game.
Police said early findings indicated that a physical altercation happened before the shooting. The department’s Violent Crimes Unit took over the investigation, and detectives were working to determine what happened and identify those responsible, according to a police update quoted by Hindustan Times. Police had not established who fired the shots or why.
Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell told reporters that no arrests had been made, CBS News reported. Police asked witnesses to come forward as the investigation continued, according to NBC News. Revell said in a statement, ‘It is especially heartbreaking to know that children are among those injured.’
Florida universities respond to the shooting
Florida A&M said the shooting occurred near its campus and that the university remained safe, CBS News reported. Its statement concerned campus safety after violence near the stadium; the accounts did not establish whether any of the injured were members of the university community.
Florida State University, about a mile from Florida A&M, issued an emergency alert after the shooting. It said the violence did not appear to involve anyone from its school community and advised students, faculty and staff in the Tallahassee area to remain indoors that evening and stay alert, NBC News reported.
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Sources and context
- 12 injured, including several minors, in shooting near Florida A&M University stadiumNBC News
- At least 12 injured, including 6 children, in a shooting in TallahasseeCBS News
- Tallahassee shooting update: At least 11 shot near Bragg Stadium at Florida A&M University; 3 sustain serious injuriesHindustan Times
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