Police arrest 15-year-old after 11 shot near Florida A&M University stadium

A 15-year-old was arrested and 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 Chief Lawrence Revell said Monday morning.The investigation suggests a physical altercation took place among individuals known to one another before shots were fired near the Florida A&M football stadium, Revell said.At this stage of the investigation, none of the victims appear to have been the intended targets, the police chief said.The investigation remains active and additional arrests are possible, Revell said.Six juveniles, including an 11-year-old, are among the injured, Revell said late Saturday. No deaths have been reported.RELATED STORY | 11-year-old, other minors among 11 shot near Florida A&M University stadiumThe off-campus shooting took place hours after a homecoming football game at Bragg Memorial Stadium, where the Golden Lions of the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff beat the Florida A&M Rattlers 31-28. Its unclear whether the shooting was connected to the game.In addition to those shot, a victims grandmother was injured while fleeing.As of Sunday morning, 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, police said.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.Homecoming events at Florida A&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 universitys homecoming schedule.Saturday nights shooting on Perry Street likely stemmed from a fight between two to three people, the police chief said, and the departments Violent Crimes Unit will lead the investigation.Tallahassee police detectives have reviewed digital evidence and canvassed the area, police said in a statement Sunday.We need our communitys help. No detail is too small, and no piece of information should go unreported, the statement said. If you know something, please share it with our detectives.

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