Six juveniles were among 12 people injured near Bragg Memorial Stadium as Tallahassee police continued searching for those responsible.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Eleven people were shot and another person was injured near Florida A&M University during homecoming weekend Saturday night, leaving six juveniles among the injured as police investigated an altercation that authorities said preceded the gunfire.
The shooting happened around 8 p.m. Oct. 24 near Perry and Manatee streets, close to Bragg Memorial Stadium, according to the Tallahassee Police Department. Police said 12 people were injured in all, including 11 who suffered gunshot wounds. Six of the injured were adults and six were juveniles. No deaths had been reported as of Sunday.
Police said preliminary evidence indicated that a physical altercation occurred before the shooting. Investigators had not announced an arrest or publicly identified a person of interest by Sunday. Detectives with the department’s Violent Crimes Unit worked overnight reviewing digital evidence, following investigative leads and collecting physical evidence as they sought to determine who was responsible.
Six people remained hospitalized Sunday morning, including one person in critical condition, while five shooting victims had been released from the hospital, authorities said. The youngest shooting victim was 11 years old, according to Police Chief Lawrence Revell. Police had not publicly identified the injured people.
The gunfire erupted near Florida A&M’s football stadium after the university’s homecoming game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The area was crowded with people leaving homecoming celebrations, but authorities had not established that the dispute that led to the shooting was connected to the football game or an official university event.
Florida A&M told students and others to avoid the area as police responded Saturday night. The university said the shooting occurred near its campus and that the campus remained safe. The location of the gunfire became an important distinction as early reports described the incident as a shooting at the university.
Police officers who were already working in the area responded immediately after the shooting. Revell said officers helped move injured people to safety and assisted with getting victims to medical care before the scene had been completely secured. The department later established a dedicated tip line and an online method for people to submit photographs, videos and other evidence.
Investigators spent Sunday canvassing the neighborhood and examining material that could help establish the sequence of events. Police urged witnesses and anyone who recorded the area around the time of the shooting to provide information. Authorities said the investigation remained active and that information released in the first hours after the shooting was preliminary.
Perry Street reopened Sunday afternoon after investigators finished much of their work at the scene, according to local reporting. Community members and vendors returned to an area that had been filled with homecoming visitors a day earlier, while questions remained about what triggered the confrontation and who fired the shots.
As of Sunday night, police had reported no fatalities and had not announced an arrest. Investigators continued reviewing evidence and seeking information from the public while working to identify those responsible for the shooting.
Author note: Last updated October 25, 2026.