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Shooting Near Florida A&M Injures 12 Including Six Juveniles

Updated 5:20 AM ET · 3:18 AM ETConfirmed

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In Short: A shooting near Florida A&M University's Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee left 12 people injured, including six juveniles.

At least 12 people, including six juveniles, were injured in a shooting near Florida A&M University’s Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee on Saturday night, according to authorities. Fox News and Newsweek reported that the youngest victim was just 11 years old.

The Tallahassee Police Department said the shooting occurred just before 8 p.m. near the intersection of Perry and Manatee streets, close to Bragg Memorial Stadium, as reported by 930 WFMD Free Talk and Fox News.

Florida A&M University stated that the incident occurred near the campus, as reported by Arabnews (Saudi Arabia), Fox News, The Guardian, Cyprus-Mail, and The Express Tribune (Pakistan).

According to Fox News, a 12th person, a grandmother, was injured while fleeing the shooting scene.

Initial findings showed a “physical altercation” preceded the shooting, as reported by Arabnews (Saudi Arabia), The Express Tribune (Pakistan), The Guardian, and Cyprus-Mail. However, the exact nature of the altercation was not elaborated upon.

NBC News reported that 11 of the 12 injured were shot, with three victims having serious injuries, including one minor. The Express Tribune (Pakistan), The Guardian, and Cyprus-Mail also confirmed this information.

Florida A&M University stated on X, 'The safety and security of our students, faculty, and staff remain our highest priority.'

Revell, a spokesperson, said, 'Tonight, our thoughts are with the victims and their families as they face the devastating impact of this violence.' He also praised the officers who carried victims to safety and transported them to the hospital.

The Tallahassee Police Department said in a statement, 'Our priority is to determine what happened and why it happened, and to bring the people that are responsible for this to justice.' They asked any witnesses to come forward.

Florida A&M University advised individuals to avoid the area to allow law enforcement to conduct its investigation.

The incident occurred near the intersection of Perry and Manatee streets, close to Bragg Memorial Stadium, and involved a physical altercation that escalated into gunfire.

Both Fox News and The Express Tribune (Pakistan), The Guardian, and Cyprus-Mail reported that the shooting left 12 people injured, including six juveniles, with the youngest victim being 11 years old.

What this adds

Background

What's confirmed

• At least 12 people, including six juveniles, were injured in a shooting near Florida A&M University ‘s Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee on Saturday night, authorities said.
• The Tallahassee Police Department said the shooting occurred just before 8 p.m. near the intersection of Perry and Manatee streets, close to Bragg Memorial Stadium.
• Florida A&M University said the incident occurred near campus.
• Last year, Florida set a state record with 19 executions for a single year.
• “Tonight, our thoughts are with the victims and their families as they face the devastating impact of this violence,” Revell said.
• Initial findings showed a “physical altercation” preceded the shooting, police said, without elaborating.
• "It is especially heartbreaking to know that children are among those injured," he continued.
• The Tallahassee Police Department said in a statement that 11 of the 12 were shot and that three victims had serious injuries, with one minor in serious condition.
• "The safety and security of our students, faculty, and staff remain our highest priority," Florida A&M said on X.
• “Would we all be so lucky to be 77 years old and to die so peacefully,” Flowers said.

What's still developing

• Isaias could briefly strengthen into a Category 3 hurricane on Friday before weakening as it approaches landfall near the Florida Panhandle.
• Florida's execution pace has also made it a major outlier nationally.
• "We're still working the scene. Our detectives, our sergeants, our forensic personnel are all on scene and processing this as we go, taking in as much information as they can," Revell said.
• Asked if he had any last words, he replied ”No, I do not.” The injection began immediately after that.
• Reaves was the eighth Florida prisoner over age 70 put to death this year, highlighting the nation’s aging death-row population as Florida continues to far outpace the rest of country in total executions.
• Reaves' attorneys unsuccessfully challenged Florida's lethal injection protocol and argued that jurors who sentenced him to death were not informed that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs had determined he was 100 percent disabled due to service-related post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from his military service in Vietnam.
• FILE - Law enforcement vehicles sit parked outside the Florida state prison in Starke, Fla., on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
• Seventy-seven-year-old William Reaves was pronounced dead Tuesday evening after a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke.

Sources

• 930 WFMD Free Talklink
• Arabnewslink
• Fox Newslink
• NBC Newslink
• Newsweeklink
• Nypostlink
• The Express Tribunelink
• The Guardianlink
• teleSUR Englishlink
• Sanlink
• Cyprus-Maillink
• Bnonewslink
• Abcnewslink
• Newsweeklink
• Bdtonlinelink
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