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Eleven shot at Florida A&M homecoming

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A shooting near Florida A&M University's campus in Tallahassee left 11 people with gunshot wounds and 12 total injured — six adults and six juveniles — on Saturday night. At least three victims were seriously hurt. The youngest victim was 11, per the NY Post.

Police said a physical altercation at a homecoming party escalated into gunfire, with a fight between two or three individuals leading to shots fired just before 8 p.m. The violent crimes unit is investigating.

Eleven people were shot near Florida A&M University in Tallahassee on Saturday night, with 12 total injured; police say a physical altercation at a homecoming party escalated into gunfire, and at least three victims were seriously hurt.

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SGood morning, it's Sunday, October 25th. Oncast Morning Brief, I'm Sloane.
EAnd I'm Eric. We start in Tallahassee, where a homecoming weekend turned violent.
SReuters reports eleven people were shot near Florida A&M University Saturday night. Twelve total injured, at least three seriously.
EPolice say a fight at a homecoming party escalated into gunfire just before eight. The youngest victim? Eleven years old.
SThe city's police chief says it's especially heartbreaking that children are among the wounded. No arrests announced yet.
EPolice describe a physical altercation between two or three people that turned into a shooting that caught bystanders and kids.
SThe violent crimes unit is on it. We'll update as details come in.
ESpeaking of big money nights, the Yankees and Dodgers took their World Series rivalry to Mumbai.
SAn exhibition rematch, and the Yankees got their revenge. We're still waiting on independent confirmation of the event details.
EBaseball in India, who saw that coming? An actual turnout, apparently.
SMeanwhile on Wall Street, trader chatter is all over the place. One account says the Dow dropped 652 points Friday — another says stocks closed higher.
ESo either the market crashed or it rallied. I think I'll wait for the official close.
SKalshi Finance posted that oil prices pressured stocks and nearly three out of four S&P names closed red.
EWe can't confirm those numbers yet. But the real story this week is earnings. Meta, Tesla, IBM, Lam Research all report.
SThat is what will set the tone. AI trade, risk appetite, the whole market.
EAnd over on Bluesky, Marc Elias says his law group is fighting a DOJ lawsuit to preemptively block certification of Alaska's Senate race if anyone but the Republican wins.
SA sham lawsuit, he calls it. Either way, this one is far from over. Election law is going to be a fight everywhere this cycle.
EThat's the Sunday brief. Back with more in a minute.

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