# 15-year-old charged after Tallahassee shooting wounds 12, including six children

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/police-arrest-teenager-after-shooting-that-injured-12-including-children-in-florida/
- Published: 2026-10-26T15:45:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T16:32:43+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckpdg8vnv171o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Football, Sport, World

## Key points

- A 15-year-old has been charged after 12 people were injured.
- Six of those hurt were children.
- Police say the shooting followed an altercation between acquaintances.

## Summary

Police arrested a 15-year-old boy after a shooting near a university football stadium in Tallahassee, Florida, injured 12 people, including six children. Authorities say the incident followed an altercation between people who knew one another, and none of those injured appear to have been intended targets.

Anthony Rivers III faces 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and a firearms charge. Eleven people were shot and one hurt an ankle while fleeing; six were in hospital on Sunday, including one in critical condition, while five had been released. Police said further arrests were possible.

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