11 People Shot, Including Six Juveniles, Near FAMU Stadium After Homecoming Game in Tallahassee
Tallahassee police said 11 people suffered gunshot wounds and a 12th person was injured while fleeing a shooting near Perry and Manatee streets on Saturday night. The youngest victim was 11, and no arrests had been made as of a late-night briefing.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Eleven people suffered gunshot wounds in a shooting near Florida A&M University’s Bragg Memorial Stadium on Saturday night, and a 12th person was injured while fleeing the scene, Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said at a late-night news conference.
Six of the 12 people injured were adults and six were juveniles, Revell said. The youngest victim was 11 years old, and one of the victims was a Florida A&M University student, according to Revell. One victim was in critical condition, three others were seriously injured, and eight were in stable condition.
The shooting happened just before 8 p.m. near Perry and Manatee streets, close to the stadium, after the university’s homecoming football game. Florida A&M issued a safety alert at about 8:40 p.m. telling people to avoid the area around Bragg Stadium and Perry Street or shelter in place if they were nearby.
Police describe an altercation before the gunfire
Revell said preliminary information pointed to an altercation between individuals before the shooting. He said investigators believed the shooting was an isolated incident involving two or three individuals. No one had been arrested as of the late-night briefing.
“I stand before you tonight devastated,” Revell said at the news conference. He said officers carried some victims to transport because crowds made it hard for vehicles to reach them, and he asked anyone with information to contact police.
Police asked people with information to call the Tallahassee Police Department at 850-891-4200 or Crime Solvers at 850-574-TIPS.
Universities respond as investigation continues
Florida A&M said in a statement at about 11 p.m. that the campus remained safe and that people should avoid the area so law enforcement could conduct its investigation. The university said student safety remained its highest priority and that it would share more updates as they became available.
Florida State University, also in Tallahassee, advised its campus community to remain indoors on Saturday evening as a precaution. The university said there was no indication that members of its community were involved.
Police said more information would be released as it became available, and the investigation was continuing late Saturday night.
Reporting based on coverage by the Tallahassee Democrat and the New York Post.
