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12 injured near FAMU football stadium after game
The Hindu·
At least 12 people were injured, including six children, in a shooting near a Tallahassee football stadium. The incident followed a Florida A&M University homecoming game on Saturday. Police said 11 victims sustained gunshot wounds and at least three had serious injuries. Police Chief Lawrence Revell said a fight broke out before the shooting and no arrests were made.
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What It Means For You
- FAMU said the shooting happened near campus and that the university itself remained safe.
- Crowds after the game slowed officers who carried some victims because vehicles could not get through.
- Families of the injured are waiting on an investigation that had produced no arrests by Saturday night.
What's Happening
- Police said the preliminary investigation points to a fight before shots were fired in a crowded area.
- The Times of India, citing local reports, placed the shooting shortly before 8 pm near Perry and Manatee streets.
- Revell told reporters the force had not made arrests when he briefed the press.
What police reported overnight
- The shooting came on homecoming weekend for Florida A&M University.
- Bragg Memorial Stadium sits near the streets named in local reporting of the scene.
- Reuters-cited hospital updates in The Times of India said one victim was critical and eight others were stable.
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