At least 12 injured, including six kids, after mass shooting near Florida A&M University
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A shooting near the Florida A&M University campus left at least 12 people were injured hours after a homecoming game, police said.
Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell told reporters that no arrests had been made.
The preliminary investigation indicates that a fight broke out prior to the shooting, according to police.
Eleven of the victims sustained gunshot wounds, and at least three victims sustained serious injuries, according to police.
“Six are adults and six are juveniles,” he said. “We know our youngest victim is 11 years old. At least three of our victims have sustained serious injuries and one of those is in critical condition. Eight of those are reported to be in stable condition.”
One woman who was injured by not from a gunshot wound was “a grandmother of one of the victims” the chief said, adding that she “injured herself fleeing from the scene.”
As of Sunday morning, the Tallahassee Police Department said that six of the victims remain hospitalized, one of whom is in critical condition.
Five other victims have been released from the hospital.
