In brief
Police arrested a 15‑year‑old teenager after a shooting near Tallahassee’s Bragg Memorial Stadium left 12 people wounded, six of them children. The incident happened at 20:00 local time, shortly after a university football game, and stemmed from a quarrel between acquaintances. The suspect faces 11 counts of attempted second‑degree murder and firearm possession as a delinquent. Six victims were hospitalized, including one in critical condition, and five have already been released. Authorities say the victims were not the intended targets and that more arrests may follow.
Police have arrested a 15‑year‑old teenager in connection with a shooting on Saturday that injured 12 people in Florida.
The incident took place at 20:00 local time, close to an American football stadium in Tallahassee where a university game had recently been played.
Eleven people were injured by gunfire, while another hurt an ankle while fleeing the scene. Six of the victims were children.
Anthony Rivers III, 15, has been charged with 11 counts of attempted second‑degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent.
Police say the shooting followed an altercation between people who knew each other and that additional arrests are possible.
None of the victims appear to have been the intended targets, they said in a statement.
What should have been a weekend of celebration in our community instead became a night of fear and violence for the victims and their families, Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said.
We remain committed to holding those responsible accountable and getting answers for every family impacted by this tragedy.
Police said on Sunday that six people were in hospital, including one person who was in a critical condition. Five people had been released.
Revell told a press conference on Sunday that police had had to carry victims in their arms to get them to emergency responders because of the crowds from the football game.
