Florida A&M Shooting Injures 12
Police say a shooting near FAMU's stadium injured 12 people, including six children.
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Updated Oct 25, 4:17pm ETA shooting near Florida A&M UniversityFlorida A&M Universitypublic, historically black university in Tallahassee, Florida (U.S.)’s stadium injured 12 people, including six children. Five victims were released from the hospital by Sunday morning, while one remained in critical condition. The shooting happened just before 8 p.m. near Perry and Manatee streets in Tallahassee, after the homecoming football game. The area was crowded with people during Florida A&M’s homecoming weekend. Police said early findings showed an altercation between two or three people came before the gunfire. They described the shooting as isolated. Florida A&M said the campus remained safe and urged people to avoid the area. No arrests had been made, and police were seeking witnesses.
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Left-leaning outlets framed the shooting around the harm to children and the homecoming setting, while stressing that police viewed it as tied to a smaller dispute. The New York Times lingered on the young victims and the university’s major social weekend. CNN cited police describing an altercation that escalated, rather than an unexplained attack on campus.
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Right-leaning outlets emphasized a sudden burst of violence into homecoming celebrations, with reassurance that the university itself was not the target. Daily Mail focused on terrified crowds and the heartbreak of children being hurt. Fox News cited investigators saying a small altercation came before the gunfire. Washington Examiner highlighted the university’s message that campus remained safe.
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