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10/26 12:05 CDT 15-year-old arrested in Florida A&M shooting that wounded 11
after homecoming game
15-year-old arrested in Florida A&M shooting that wounded 11 after homecoming
game
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) --- A 15-year-old has been charged in a weekend shooting
that wounded 11 people at Florida A&M University following the school's
homecoming football game, police said Monday.
A fight broke out before the shooting Saturday night, and it appears that none
of the victims were intended targets, according to Tallahassee police. The
youngest victim is 11 years old.
Authorities arrested Anthony Rivers III on Sunday and charged him with
attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent,
police said in a statement. Court records did not indicate whether Rivers has
an attorney who could comment on the charges.
The shooting happened near a street corner just outside Bragg Memorial Stadium
after Florida A&M lost to Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Eleven people were hit by
gunfire and another person --- a grandmother of one of the shooting victims ---
was injured while running away. Six of those hurt were minors, police said.
Police Chief Lawrence Revell said the area was so crowded at the time that
ambulances were unable to get through to where the shooting happened.
Officers carried the wounded through the crowds to emergency vehicles so that
the victims could be taken to hospitals, he said.
The shooting stemmed from an isolated dispute between just a few people, Revell
said. Investigators are looking for others who might have been involved and
more arrests are possible, he said.
At least three of the victims suffered serious injuries, authorities said. One
was in critical condition as of Sunday, police said, but no other updates have
been released on the wounded.
Video surfaced on social media of people fleeing in terror. The area was packed
with people leaving the game and homecoming celebration.
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