Florida Charges 15-Year-Old With 11 Attempted Murders in FAMU Shooting That Injured 12
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Updated · The Guardian · Oct 26
Florida Charges 15-Year-Old With 11 Attempted Murders in FAMU Shooting That Injured 12
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Oct 26
Summary
Anthony Rivers III, 15, was formally charged with 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and a firearm offense after Saturday's shooting near Florida A&M University.
12 people were injured — six adults and six minors — with all but one suffering gunshot wounds; three victims were seriously hurt and one remained in critical condition.
Police said Rivers opened fire after an altercation between two groups who knew each other near Bragg Stadium just after FAMU's homecoming football game ended, and investigators do not believe those struck were intended targets.
Tallahassee police said the investigation is still active and more arrests are possible, with cellphone videos from witnesses proving vital to the case.
The attack was one of five U.S. mass shootings over the weekend, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which has logged 386 such cases so far this year.