At least 12 people were injured, including six children, in a shooting Saturday near a football stadium in Tallahassee on homecoming weekend for Florida A&M University, authorities said. Eleven people suffered gunshot wounds.
Tallahassee police said in a statement Sunday that six of the shooting victims remained hospitalized, and five had been discharged. One of those still hospitalized was being treated for critical injuries.
The department previously said at least three people sustained serious injuries in the shooting, while nine others are reported to be in stable condition.
The preliminary investigation indicates that a fight broke out before the shooting, according to police. It followed a football game in a crowded area.
The Tallahassee Police Department said Sunday that no arrests have been made, but investigators are working to identify those responsible. The department has established a dedicated tip line for people to submit information and a link for people to upload photos and video.
“We know there are people who saw something, heard something or may have video that could help us piece together exactly what happened,” Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said. “We need our community’s help. No detail is too small, and no piece of information should go unreported.”
The university said on social media that the shooting happened near its campus and that it remained safe.
University President Marva Johnson said in a statement on Sunday that she shares in the “outrage and profound sadness at the senseless and despicable shooting” near the campus.
“To all the victims, please know that we are with you and we are praying for your recovery, in body, mind and spirit,” Johnson said in a video.
Quinn Gray, FAMU’s head coach, reacted to the shooting, saying in a Facebook post that the “senseless violence has to stop” and that no argument or altercation is worth someone’s life.
“Homecoming is about family. It’s about coming home to celebrate everything FAMU means to us,” he said. “No one should leave our celebration in an ambulance, and no child should ever be caught in gunfire.”
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