Police arrest teenager after shooting that injured 12, including children, in Florida

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Halpert, M. (2026, October 26). Police arrest teenager after shooting that injured 12, including children, in Florida. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckpdg8vnv171o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-10-26 · by Madeline Halpert

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Police arrested a 15-year-old named Anthony Rivers III after he allegedly shot and injured 12 people, including six children, in Tallahassee, Florida on Saturday night. The shooting occurred near an American football stadium around 8 PM local time following an altercation between individuals who knew each other; it was not aimed at specific targets but rather involved unintended victims fleeing the scene. Police charged Rivers with 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent, adding that more arrests might follow.
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Story summary

A 15-year-old boy named Anthony Rivers III was arrested after a shooting near Florida A&M University's Bragg Memorial Stadium during homecoming weekend. The incident occurred shortly before 8 PM on Saturday and left 11 people injured by gunfire; an additional victim suffered an ankle injury while fleeing the scene, bringing the total to 12 injured individuals. Six of the victims were children, including one as young as 11 years old. Rivers was charged with 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent. Police believe that the shooting followed an altercation between people who knew each other before the incident. No arrests had been made initially, but on Sunday, Tallahassee police arrested Anthony Rivers III.

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📰 Florida A&M University Shooting Incident
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Tallahassee GPE · 2× American NORP · 1× Anthony Rivers III PERSON · 1× Florida GPE · 1× Lawrence Revell PERSON · 1× Revell PERSON · 1×

Narrative

- Published Police have arrested a teenager in connection with a shooting on Saturday that injured 12 people in Florida. The incident took place at 20:00 local time (01:00 Sunday GMT), close to an American football stadium in the city of Tallahassee where a university game had recently been played. Eleven people were injured by gunfire, local police said, while another hurt their ankle while fleeing the scene.
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Police arrest teenager after shooting that injured 12, including children, in Florida · assertive framing

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- Published Police have arrested a teenager in connection with a shooting on Saturday that injured 12 people in Florida. The incident took place at 20:00 local time (01:00 Sunday GMT), close to an American football stadium in the city of Tallahassee where a university game had recently been played. Eleven people were injured by gunfire, local police said, while another hurt their ankle while fleeing the scene. asserted
another → publish → scene
Anthony Rivers III, 15, has been charged with 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent. asserted
III → charge → delinquent
Police said the shooting followed an altercation between people who knew each other and that additional arrests were possible. asserted
arrests → say → other
None of the victims appear to have been the intended targets, they said in a statement. asserted
they → appear → statement
"What should have been a weekend of celebration in our community instead became a night of fear and violence for the victims and their families," Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said. asserted
Revell → become → victims
"We remain committed to holding those responsible accountable and getting answers for every family impacted by this tragedy." asserted
those → remain → tragedy
Police said on Sunday that six people were in hospital, including one person who was in a critical condition. asserted
who → say → condition
Five people had been released. asserted
people → release → ?
Revell told a press conference on Sunday that police had had to carry victims in their arms to get them to emergency responders because of the crowds from the football game. asserted
police → tell → game
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