Stadium Shooting

Fast and chaotic. Tallahassee police say gunfire near Bragg Memorial Stadium injured at least 12 people during homecoming weekend, six of them children. Eleven were shot, three of them seriously. The rest have been stabilized, police told ABC News and NBC News.

Around 8 p.m., gunfire erupted at an intersection on Perry Street, next to the stadium, NBC News reported. Florida A&M's Rattlers had just hosted Arkansas-Pine Bluff's Golden Lions in the historically Black university's homecoming game. Police say a preliminary investigation points to a fight in a crowded area just before the shooting. No arrests have been made.

The Guardian put the toll at six adults and six juveniles, citing a police statement. Three of those injuries were serious, and nine others were listed as stable, the paper said. The New York Post put the youngest victim's age at 11. Reuters could not get police to confirm that detail, The Guardian noted.

Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell offered condolences to the victims and their families. "It is especially heartbreaking to know that children are among those injured," he told NBC News and The Guardian.

Florida A&M posted on social media that the shooting happened near campus, not on it, and that the campus stayed safe. "Our hearts are with the victims and everyone affected by tonight's incident on Perry Street," the university said, per NBC News.

Florida State sits about a mile away. It issued an emergency alert after the shooting. The school said it had no indication anyone from its community was involved. It told students, faculty and staff in the area to stay indoors and stay alert, NBC News reported.

Tallahassee's violent crimes unit is leading the investigation. Detectives are asking witnesses to come forward.