15-year-old arrested in Florida A&M shooting that wounded 11 after
homecoming game
[October 27, 2026]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A 15-year-old will be charged as an
adult in a weekend shooting that wounded 11 people at Florida A&M
University following the school's homecoming football game, authorities
said Monday.
A fight broke out before the shooting Saturday night, and it appears
that none of the victims were intended targets, according to Tallahassee
police. The youngest victim is 11 years old. |

The roundabout at FAMU Way is seen on the Florida A&M University campus
in Tallahassee, Fla., Thursday, June 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark
Wallheiser,File) |
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Authorities arrested Anthony Rivers III on Sunday and charged
him with attempted second-degree murder and possession of a
firearm by a delinquent, police said in a statement. Court
records did not indicate whether Rivers has an attorney who
could comment on the charges.
The teen appeared in court Monday for a brief hearing, where a
judge ordered that he remain in jail. Prosecutors will move his
case to adult court, State Attorney Jack Campbell said.
A surveillance camera captured some of the shooting, Campbell
said, but he said investigators are searching for more video and
want to talk with witnesses to piece together what happened.
The shooting erupted near a street corner just outside Bragg
Memorial Stadium after Florida A&M lost to Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Eleven people were hit by gunfire and another person — a
grandmother of one of the shooting victims — was injured while
running away. Six of those hurt were minors, police said.
Police Chief Lawrence Revell said the area was so crowded at the
time that ambulances were unable to get through to where the
shooting happened.
Officers carried the wounded through the crowds to emergency
vehicles so that the victims could be taken to hospitals, he
said.
The shooting stemmed from an isolated dispute between just a few
people, Revell said. Investigators are looking for others who
might have been involved and more arrests are possible, he said.
At least three of the victims suffered serious injuries,
authorities said. One was in critical condition as of Sunday,
police said, but no other updates have been released on the
wounded.
Video surfaced on social media of people fleeing in terror. The
area was packed with people leaving the game and homecoming
celebration.
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