A 15-year-old was arrested in connection with a shooting near Florida A&M University over the weekend, which left 12 injured, including six children, the Tallahassee Police Department announced on Monday morning. Eleven of those who were injured had gunshot wounds.

Authorities said they made the arrest on Sunday.

The individual arrested, Anthony Rivers III, will face 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent, police said.

State attorney Jack Campbell said Monday he would be prosecuted as an adult.

According to police, “preliminary findings indicate a physical altercation occurred” before the shooting on Saturday night near Perry and Manatee streets just outside Florida A&M University’s Bragg Memorial Stadium.

“Detectives believe the incident stemmed from a dispute between individuals known to one another. At this stage of the investigation, none of the victims appear to have been the intended targets,” according to police.

Police added that the investigation remains “open and active” and said more arrests are possible.

“What should have been a weekend of celebration in our community instead became a night of fear and violence for the victims and their families,” Tallahassee Chief of Police Lawrence Revell said in a statement.

The statement continued, “While this arrest marks a significant step forward, our work is far from over. We remain committed to holding those responsible accountable and getting answers for every family impacted by this tragedy.”

Revell spoke with reporters during a late-night press conference after the shooting.

“We know that our youngest victim is 11 years old. At least three of our victims have sustained serious injuries and one of those is in critical condition. Eight of those are reported to be in stable condition,” he said.

In a Sunday morning update, the Tallahassee Police Department said that six of the victims remain hospitalized, with one in critical condition. Five other victims have been released from the hospital, police said.

The person who was injured but not from a gunshot was “a grandmother of one of the victims,” the chief said, adding that she “injured herself fleeing from the scene.”

FAMU President Marva B. Johnson released a video statement Sunday afternoon, saying that while the shooting did not occur on her campus, the school is offering care and support to “members of our FAMU family who were injured in the tragic incident.”

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Authorities are searching for 28-year-old Jacob Morley, a convicted murderer who escaped from a Tennessee prison, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) announced Monday.

Morley, who is serving a life sentence, escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex, the agency said.

“At approximately 11:30 p.m. on October 25, 2026, staff at NWCX confirmed Morley was unaccounted for and immediately conducted an emergency count and search of the facility,” the agency said.

Security cameras “confirmed Morley breached the perimeter fence and exited the facility in his TDOC uniform,” officials said.

“TDOC is committed to protecting the safety of the public and is asking the community to immediately contact law enforcement with any sightings or information,” TDOC said in a statement.

The agency said it is working with local, state and federal law enforcement to apprehend Morley.

According to the agency, Morley was serving a life sentence for a conviction in Carter County, Tennessee, for crimes including first-degree murder, aggravated burglary, tampering with evidence, evading arrest and vandalism.

A wanted poster from the TDOC describes Morley as 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing 240 pounds with green eyes and brown hair.

“If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Jacob Morley, please contact the Tennessee Department of Correction at 1-844-832-3463 or 911,” the poster read.

Sheriff Bryan Avery of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, where the prison is located, asked the public to remain “vigilant and exercise caution.”

“Anyone who encounters or believes they have spotted Morley should not approach, confront, or attempt to apprehend him,” Avery said in a statement Monday. “Instead, immediately dial 911 and provide any relevant information to law enforcement.”

Northwest Correctional Complex, located in Tiptonville, Tennessee, is a prison with “the operating capacity to house 1,776 male inmates with custody levels ranging from minimum to close,” according to the Tennessee Department of Correction.

According to ABC News Tennessee affiliate WJHL, Morley was found guilty of murder in 2022.

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A New Jersey teen accused of intentionally ramming his SUV into two 17-year-old girls riding an e-bike, killing them, pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Monday.

Vincent Battiloro, 18, appeared in court for his arraignment on Monday, following his indictment earlier this month on two counts of first-degree murder.

The victims — Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, both 17 — were killed on Sept. 29, 2025, after authorities said a Jeep Compass struck them while the two friends were riding the e-bike on a residential street in Cranford, then fled the scene.

Battiloro, who was 17 at the time, was arrested two days later and initially charged as a juvenile with murder. He was waived to adult court in June.

Battiloro did not speak during Monday’s hearing, his first since being charged as an adult. One of his attorneys entered his plea on his behalf.

The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for Dec. 14. ABC News has reached out to his attorneys for comment on the charges but did not immediately receive a response.

Family members of the victims attended Monday’s hearing, wearing sweatshirts with their names and faces printed on them.

“Maria and Isabella should be alive today,” their families said in a joint statement on Monday. “These families, and every parent in this community, deserve to know how this unspeakable catastrophe was allowed to happen.”

The families call on the New Jersey attorney general to open an investigation “concerning the events leading to the deaths of Maria and Isabella, including investigating all law enforcement’s dealings and interactions with Vincent Battiloro and his family.”

The families of the girls had alleged in a statement following Battiloro’s arrest that the suspect plotted an attack against Niotis for months, killing her and also her friend in the “horrific act.”

Authorities have not commented on an alleged motive.

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Parts of the Southwest could see more flash flooding Sunday after heavy rains caused flooding on Saturday in New Mexico and Colorado.

While the severe storm threat is less today, some storms Sunday afternoon and evening could be strong enough to produce gusty winds, isolated large hail and possible tornadoes.

A large area stretching from western Texas up into southwest Kansas is under a level 2 out of 4 threat Sunday for flooding.

Possible rainfall rates in parts of the Southwest could reach 2 inches per hour later Sunday.

Due to the ground being saturated from consecutive days of heavy rain across the region, the threshold for flash flooding is low for these areas, meaning it wouldn’t take much rain to cause rapid flash flooding.

The flood threat from Western Texas to southwest Kansas is expected to start winding down Monday, but some spotty flooding is still possible.

On Saturday, the San Juan River in New Mexico crested at 21 feet, the highest recorded crest since 1935, causing the river to overflow its banks and flood neighborhoods in Shiprock.

Onshore flow brings high-tide flooding to Southeast coast

In the Southeast, persistent onshore winds are expected to produce gusty winds and coastal flooding on Sunday.

An area of high pressure over the Northeast, combined with a non-tropical low-pressure system in the Atlantic, are creating a corridor of persistent winds blowing onshore over the Southeast coast.

Gusts of 20 to 35 mph are possible along the coast from Sunday to Tuesday.

The blustery conditions, combined with king tides in the area — the highest high tides of the year — have prompted coastal flood alerts through Tuesday from Miami to North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

Southeast Florida, from Port St. Lucie to Miami, is under a level 2 out of 4 flash-flood threat on Sunday.

Minor to moderate flooding is expected to occur during high tide, with major high-tide flooding possible for parts of the Florida and Georgia coasts.

Rough surf, rip currents and waves up to 12 feet are also possible in coastal waters from Florida to the Carolinas through Tuesday.

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At least 12 people were injured, including six children, amid a Saturday evening shooting in Tallahassee, near the campus of Florida A&M University, officials said.

Eleven of those who were injured had gunshot wounds, Tallahassee Chief of Police Lawrence Revell told reporters during a late-night press conference.

“Six are adults and six are juveniles,” he said. “We know our youngest victim is 11 years old. At least three of our victims have sustained serious injuries and one of those is in critical condition. Eight of those are reported to be in stable condition.”

The person who was injured but not from a gunshot was “a grandmother of one of the victims,” the chief said, adding that she “injured herself fleeing from the scene.”

In a Sunday morning update, the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) said that six of the victims remain hospitalized, with one in critical condition. Five other victims have been released from the hospital, police said.

No arrests had been announced as of Sunday morning. Police said they are working to identify those responsible for the shooting and sought the public’s help, asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact investigators immediately. Police also asked that anyone with photos or video share them with investigators.

“We will determine what happened, identify those responsible, and get answers for all of the victims, their families and everyone impacted by this tragedy,” Revell said in a statement released on Sunday. “We know there are people who saw something, heard something or may have video that could help us piece together exactly what happened.”

“We need our community’s help. No detail is too small, and no piece of information should go unreported,” Revell added. “If you know something, please share it with our detectives. Your information could be the key to holding those responsible accountable.”

Police described the shooting as an “altercation [that] occurred between individuals” near the intersection of Perry and Manatee Streets, just outside Florida A&M University’s Bragg Memorial Stadium.

FAMU President Marva B. Johnson released a video statement Sunday afternoon, describing the shooting as an “evil act.”

Johnson said that while the shooting did not occur on her campus, the school is offering care and support to “members of our FAMU family who were injured in the tragic incident.”

She did not say if any students or faculty were among those injured.

“To our Rattler family and our surrounding Tallahassee community, I share your outrage and profound sadness at the senseless and despicable shooting that took place near our FAMU campus last night,” Johnson said in the statement.

She added that free counseling support will be offered to students, saying, “A horrific act of violence like this is traumatizing for our students, whether you were near the event or not.”

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One of the Cornell students who was named in a civil lawsuit by a former undergraduate student known as Jane Doe, has asked a judge to drop him from the suit.

The lawsuit claimed that during an alleged 2024 gang rape, Diego Sarabia approached Jane Doe, “grabbed her face and started kissing her, all without her consent,” before she pushed him away.

Doe’s lawsuit also alleged Sarabia was among the Chi Phi fraternity brothers who allegedly snorted ketamine off her body.

In a motion Friday to dismiss Jane Doe’s complaint, James Knox, Sarabia’s attorney, wrote that Doe did not allege in her suit that Sarabia “supplied her with drugs or alcohol, participated in any of the alleged sexual encounters described elsewhere in the complaint, or was even present for most of the conduct that forms the basis of plaintiff’s broader allegations.”

All seven frat brothers have denied wrongdoing and Sarabia argued he was not part of the most severe conduct alleged in the lawsuit.

“As far as defendant goes, this is essentially a lawsuit about an allegedly forced kiss,” Knox wrote in a Friday motion to dismiss Jane Doe’s complaint. 

The lawyer argued it is now too late for Jane Doe to bring a claim against Sarabia.

“Any intentional tort arising out of that alleged conduct is foreclosed by a strict one-year statute of limitations because plaintiff commenced this action nearly two years after the alleged events,” Knox wrote.

Doe’s attorney has not yet filed a response to the motion.

The motion came a week after a New York judge rejected a request by Sarabia’s attorney to impose a gag order.

Knox argued that a gag order would limit “possible juror prejudice” and prevent the potential release of sensitive information that could lead to ” threats, doxing, intimidation, and extrajudicial contact.”

Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond called the request a “side show” that’s “meant to muddy the waters and distract from the merits of the claims and defenses involved in this case.”

New York Attorney General Letitia James, who was appointed special prosecutor by Gov. Kathy Hochul, is conducting an investigation into the incident. Cornell, which said it fully supports the appointment of a special prosecutor, is also conducting an internal probe of its response to the allegations.

Cornell has said it takes allegations of allegations of sexual violence “extremely seriously” and that it “investigated and adjudicated the allegations consistent with university policies.”

At the same time, the university has said it is committed to taking additional steps to improve campus safety.

The case has rocked the university and started conversations about treatment of sexual assault allegations on college campuses across the country.

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