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Report: At least 10 fans shot at Alabama high school football game
By SDS Staff
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At least 10 people were shot Friday night at the end of a high school football game at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, according to multiple reports citing authorities.
The city-owned venue was hosting a game between LeFlore High School and Williamson High School. Ten people were injured in the shooting, including six people who were directly shot. Another person suffered a seizure.
The shooting victims range in age from 15 to 18 years old, according to the police chief. Five patients were hospitalized listed in critical condition, per USA Today; however, their injures were non-life-threatening. The conditions of the other victims are unclear.
Two people have been detained for questioning.
“It goes back to the idea that why are young people bringing this type of violence to public events?” Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Battiste said in a news conference. “This is unacceptable for people to not to be able to come out and enjoy an event watching their children play at a football game and watching their children perform in the band.”
CBS Sports anchor Simone Eli shared video from the horrific incident, and you can hear what appears to be gunshots.
This is just horrific to watch from Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Football coaches instructing players to take cover, fans hiding under the stands from a suspected shooting. This is a high school football game and should be a place of fun competition for everyone! Not violence! #Mobile pic.twitter.com/MmA1oP9LTW
— Simone Eli (@SimoneEli_TV) August 31, 2019
Eli followed up the video with another tweet saying that video was during the game, not at the end of the game when the 10 people were shot.
To follow up, this scene is during the game, prior to the reported post game shooting that injured several. The children’s reactions are heartbreaking to watch.
— Simone Eli (@SimoneEli_TV) August 31, 2019
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