At least 11 of those injured had gunshot wounds, police said.
At least 12 people injured in shooting near Florida A&M UniversityA manhunt is underway after at least 12 people were injured, including six children, in a śh́óóting near a football stadium in Tallahassee on homecoming weekend for Florida A&M University.
At least 12 people were injured, including six children, amid a Saturday evening śh́óóting in Tallahassee, near the campus of Florida A&M University, officials said.
Eleven of those who were injured had gunshot wounds, Tallahassee Chief of Police Lawrence Revell told reporters during a late-night press conference.
“Six are adults and six are juveniles,” he said. “We know our youngest victim is 11 years old. At least three of our victims have sustained serious injuries and one of those is in ᑕriᩚtiᩚcal condition. Eight of those are reported to be in stable condition.”
Police investigate a śh́óóting near the campus of Florida A&M University, October 24, 2026, that left 12 people injured. WTXL
The person who was injured but not from a gunshot was “a grandmother of one of the victims,” the chief said, adding that she “injured herself fleeing from the scene.”
In a Sunday morning update, the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) said that six of the victims remain hospitalized, with one in ᑕriᩚtiᩚcal condition. Five other victims have been released from the hospital, police said.
No arrests had been announced as of Sunday morning. Police said they are working to identify those responsible for the śh́óóting and sought the public’s help, asking anyone with information about the śh́óóting to contact investigators immediately. Police also asked that anyone with photos or video share them with investigators.
“We will determine what happened, identify those responsible, and get answers for all of the victims, their families and everyone impacted by this tᩚraɢedy,” Revell said in a statement released on Sunday. “We know there are people who saw something, heard something or may have video that could help us piece together exactly what happened.”
Police crime scene tape at the scene of a shooting, October 24, 2026, near the campus of Florida A&M University that left 12 people injured.
“We need our community’s help. No detail is too small, and no piece of information should go unreported,” Revell added. “If you know something, please share it with our detectives. Your information could be the key to holding those responsible accountable.”
Police described the śh́óóting as an “altercation [that] occurred between individuals” near the intersection of Perry and Manatee Streets, just outside Florida A&M University’s Bragg Memorial Stadium.
FAMU President Marva B. Johnson released a video statement Sunday afternoon, describing the śh́óóting as an “evil act.”
Johnson said that while the śh́óóting did not occur on her campus, the school is offering care and support to “members of our FAMU family who were injured in the tragic incident.”
She did not say if any students or faculty were among those injured.
“To our Rattler family and our surrounding Tallahassee community, I share your outrage and profound sadness at the senseless and despicable śh́óóting that took place near our FAMU campus last night,” Johnson said in the statement.
She added that free counseling support will be offered to students, saying, “A horrific act of violence like this is traumatizing for our students, whether you were near the event or not.”
