Twelve people, including several minors, were injured in a shooting near Florida A&M University’s Bragg Memorial Stadium, where homecoming celebrations included a football game Saturday.The Tallahassee Police Department said in a statement that 11 of the 12 were shot and that three victims had serious injuries.The others, it said, had been stabilized.Six of the injured are under 18 years old, the department said.Tallahassee police said a fight may have preceded gunfire.
No arrests have been reported.“Early findings indicate a physical altercation occurred prior to the shooting,” the department said.The violence unfolded about 8 p.m.at an intersection adjacent to Bragg Memorial Stadium, it said.
Early in the evening, Florida A&M’s Rattlers hosted the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions for the historically Black university’s annual homecoming game.After the shooting took place, the university issued a statement on X asking members of its campus community to stay away from the area.It described the shooting as having taken place “near campus,” which it said was safe.“Our hearts are with the victims and everyone affected by tonight’s incident on Perry Street,” the university said.For SubscribersFOR SUBSCRIBERSRecords reveal the troubled past of Amy Acton’s estranged mother and stepfatherFOR SUBSCRIBERSJames Talarico rallies young voters in Austin who are critical to his Senate hopesFOR SUBSCRIBERS‘Practice-changing’ new lung cancer immunotherapy improves survival FOR SUBSCRIBERSVivek Ramaswamy campaign switches to shorter version of attack ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged motherFOR SUBSCRIBERSShe had five siblings, but only she survived childhood with her fatherFOR SUBSCRIBERSAI is helping cyber defenders — and hackers — find vulnerabilities at a dizzying paceFOR SUBSCRIBERSDemocrats see an opening in secretary of state races in red terrainFOR SUBSCRIBERSRecords offer a picture of the Oregon school shooter’s tumultuous home l...