Six juveniles were among those injured near Bragg Memorial Stadium, where police say a dispute preceded the shooting.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A shooting near Florida A&M University’s football stadium injured 12 people, including six juveniles, as crowds were leaving homecoming activities Saturday night, with police saying the wounded apparently were not the intended targets.
Eleven people were struck by gunfire near Perry and Manatee streets, while another person suffered an ankle injury while fleeing, according to the Tallahassee Police Department. The youngest injured person was 11 years old. A 15-year-old was arrested Sunday, but investigators said Monday that the case remains active and additional arrests are possible.
The shooting occurred at about 8 p.m. near the west side of Bragg Memorial Stadium after Florida A&M’s homecoming football game. Police said their preliminary investigation points to a physical altercation involving people who knew one another before shots were fired. Authorities have not said the dispute was connected to the university or the football game.
Police initially reported that at least three people suffered serious injuries while the others were in stable condition. By Sunday morning, five of the 11 people who had been shot had been released from the hospital, while six remained hospitalized. One was in critical condition, according to police. No deaths had been reported.
The timing and location placed the violence near large numbers of people who had gathered for the university’s homecoming weekend. Florida A&M had hosted the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff at Bragg Memorial Stadium earlier Saturday. The shooting occurred outside the stadium area after the game, rather than during play inside the venue.
The involvement of bystanders has become a central part of the police account. Investigators said that, at this stage of the case, none of those wounded appeared to have been deliberately targeted. Police have described the events leading to the shooting as a dispute among people who knew one another, though they have not publicly provided a detailed account of what caused the confrontation.
Officers who were nearby responded after the shots were fired and began helping victims even before the scene was fully secured, police said. Detectives later worked through the night reviewing leads and digital evidence and returned to the area to canvass for witnesses and collect physical evidence.
The department also appealed to people who had been near the stadium and surrounding streets to provide photographs, videos and other information. Police said the public response produced a significant influx of evidence that helped move the investigation forward and contributed to the arrest made Sunday.
The 15-year-old arrested in the case faces 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent, police said. The charges are allegations, and the arrest does not establish guilt. Police have not publicly explained the teenager’s alleged role beyond linking him to the shooting.
Investigators continued Monday to examine the confrontation, the gunfire and whether others were involved. Authorities said they were still working to establish the full circumstances of the shooting while seeking accountability for the people injured during what had been a weekend of homecoming celebrations.
Author note: Last updated October 26, 2026.