15-year-old charged after Tallahassee shooting wounds 12, including six children
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.
In short
- 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.
Explained simply
Tallahassee is the capital of Florida, in the south-eastern United States. Florida State University, one of the city’s universities, plays American football at a stadium near the area where the shooting was reported.
Police say the incident followed an argument among people who knew one another, and that those injured do not appear to have been intended targets. In the US, attempted second-degree murder is a serious criminal charge; a charge is an accusation, and the case must be dealt with in court.
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Originally published by BBC World as “Police arrest teenager after shooting that injured 12, including children, in Florida”.