{"id":441314,"date":"2026-10-29T08:48:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T08:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/441314\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T08:48:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T08:48:36","slug":"15-year-old-will-be-charged-as-an-adult-after-11-people-were-shot-near-florida-am-university-stadium-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/441314\/","title":{"rendered":"15-year-old will be charged as an adult after 11 people were shot near Florida A&#038;M University stadium &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(CNN) \u2014 A 15-year-old faces 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent in connection with a mass shooting Saturday night that left 11 people wounded, Tallahassee police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony Rivers III, who was arrested Sunday, will be charged as an adult, State Attorney Jack Campbell told CNN. During a detention hearing Monday, a judge ordered Rivers to remain in custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The investigation suggests a physical altercation took place among \u201cindividuals known to one another\u201d before shots were fired, Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt this stage of the investigation, none of the victims appear to have been the intended targets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Few other details are publicly available, as the judge granted the police department\u2019s request to seal the arrest warrant and affidavit. But Revell said more arrests are possible as the investigation unfolds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shooting near Florida A&amp;M University\u2019s football stadium took place just hours after the school\u2019s homecoming game, where the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff beat the FAMU Rattlers 31-28. It\u2019s unclear whether the off-campus shooting was connected to the game.<\/p>\n<p>6 juveniles were shot in the melee<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six juveniles, including an 11-year-old, are among those wounded, Revell said. No deaths were reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to those shot, a victim\u2019s grandmother was injured while fleeing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of Sunday, five people had been released from the hospital, while six remained hospitalized, Tallahassee police said. Of those still being treated, one was in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been at least 383 mass shootings in the US so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which, like CNN, defines a mass shooting as one in which four or more people are shot, not including the shooter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Homecoming events at Florida A&amp;M, a historically Black university with nearly 10,000 students, took place throughout the past week and were scheduled to conclude Sunday, according to the university\u2019s homecoming schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities ask for the public\u2019s help<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators established a tip hotline and a <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseepd.evidence.com\/axon\/community-request\/public\/perrystreetincident\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a> for people to submit evidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need our community\u2019s help. No detail is too small, and no piece of information should go unreported,\u201d police said in a statement Sunday. \u201cIf you know something, please share it with our detectives. Your information could be the key to holding those responsible accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida A&amp;M President Marva Johnson encouraged anyone with information to call the tip line, saying the Tallahassee police are leading the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo our Rattler family and our surrounding Tallahassee community, I share your outrage and profound sadness at the senseless and despicable shooting that took place near our FAMU campus last night,\u201d Johnson said in a statement Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo all the victims, please know that we are with you and we are praying for your recovery in body, mind and spirit,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have reached out to the members of our FAMU family who were injured in this tragic incident to offer our care and support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018People are just scared\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raymond Isham had just left campus when the shooting unfolded and said he was concerned about his daughter, who was in the area where gunfire erupted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe\u2019s obviously going to have to process through this,\u201d Isham told WCTV, \u201cand we\u2019re going to be there with her to walk through this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephanie Walters, who was selling HBCU apparel during homecoming, said she also heard shots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople are just scared,\u201d she told CNN affiliate WCTV. \u201cIf you were out here, you heard the gunshots. It was a lot of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey called the incident a \u201ctruly horrific and heartbreaking tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTonight and in the days ahead, the FAMU family is not alone,\u201d Dailey wrote on X. \u201cOur entire community stands with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The-CNN-Wire\u2122 &amp; \u00a9 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. 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