12 injured, 6 children in mass shooting at Florida A&M homecoming game

Police said half of those injured were juveniles, including an 11-year-old. Of the 12 victims, 11 were shot, and one was a grandmother who was injured while fleeing the scene.

Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said the shooting, which occurred just before 8 pm on Saturday near Florida A&M’s Bragg Memorial Stadium, appeared to be an “isolated incident between two or three individuals” and that only one shooter was believed to have been involved.

It was unclear if it was directly connected with the game against the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff at the historically black university.

The school said in a statement that it was aware of the incident and expressed sympathy for the victims.

“Our hearts go out to the victims and all those affected by this tragic incident,” the statement said. “While the campus remains safe, individuals are encouraged to avoid the area to allow law enforcement to conduct its investigation.”

As of Sunday, no arrests had been reported.

“We’re still working the scene,” Revell said at a Saturday night press conference. “Our detectives, our sergeants, our forensic personnel are all on scene and processing this as we go, taking in as much information as they can.”

He urged any witnesses to come forward.

“Our priority is to determine what happened and why it happened, and to bring the people that are responsible for this to justice,” Revell said. “As our detectives work to determine exactly what happened and identify those responsible, we remain committed to getting answers for these families.”

Tallahassee Mayor John Daily also reacted to a police statement expressing his shock over the “truly horrific and heartbreaking tragedy.”

Amid the outpouring of grief and support, the Uvalde Foundation for Kids — a 501(c)3 charity established in the aftermath of the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas — had offered a reward for information, as well as making grief chaplains available, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.

However, some have previously called into question the organization’s past claims and motives, noting a lack of transparency about its finances and fundraising activities.

"If you’re not going to be forthright and transparent, I think that’s a red flag and people should just proceed with caution,” said Jeff Dion, executive director of the Mass Violence Survivors Fund, responding to a July 2025 investigation by Maine’s WMTW after the foundation said it was fundraising in support of Texas flood victims.