12 Injured, Including 6 Children, in Tallahassee Shooting
At least 11 victims sustained gunshot wounds following an altercation near Florida A&M University.
Twelve people were injured, six of them children, in a shooting that occurred Saturday evening in Tallahassee, Florida, near the campus of Florida A&M University. According to Tallahassee Chief of Police Lawrence Revell, 11 of the injured victims had sustained gunshot wounds.
"Six are adults and six are juveniles," Revell stated during a late-night press conference. "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 individual was injured but not by gunfire; this person was identified as the grandmother of a victim who sustained an injury while fleeing the scene. The incident occurred near the intersection of Perry and Manatee streets, an area adjacent to Florida A&M University's Bragg Memorial Stadium.
The university acknowledged awareness of the event in a statement, confirming that the Tallahassee Police Department is leading an active investigation into the situation.