Ten teenagers have been hurt after a shooting inside a stadium following a 'fight in the stands' at an American Football match.
Shots have been reported at the Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama after a high school game between Williamson and LeFlore.Police are saying that 10 have been hurt between the ages of 15 and 18. Two people are being questioned by police. Six people were directly shot with five are said to be in critical condition. According to witnesses, the shots were fired at the end of the match after 'a fight in stands'.Police say victims were transported to local hospitals and one of the injured had a seizure.
Shots have been reported at the Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama after a high school game between Williamson and LeFlore.Police are saying that 10 have been hurt between the ages of 15 and 18. Two people are being questioned by police. Six people were directly shot with five are said to be in critical condition. According to witnesses, the shots were fired at the end of the match after 'a fight in stands'.Police say victims were transported to local hospitals and one of the injured had a seizure.
.Mobile Police Chief Battiste said: "Why are the young people bringing this type of violence to public events?"They're bringing the beef that they have from the neighbourhoods and they're putting other people in harm's way."He added that the police would strive to make them understand they will not tolerate juvenile violence in the community. Williamson beat Leflore 10-0 in the match.