Suspect arrested in deadly high school football game shooting
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Players are seen ducking for cover, inset, at Raines High School in Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday night. Police responded after gunfire at the game. (Twitter/@andreellis55)
Authorities say they've arrested a 16-year-old boy who fatally shot one person and wounded two others after a Florida high school football game.
Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams announced the teen's arrest during a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
Authorities say the Grand Park Alternative School student opened fire around 10 p.m. Friday as the crowd was leaving the Raines High School football game.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}SHOOTING AT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME LEAVES 1 DEAD, 2 INJURED, POLICE SAY
Officials say 19-year-old Joerod Jamel Adams was killed, and his friend, a 17-year-old Raines student, was wounded. Investigators believe the shooter targeted the pair after getting into a fight with them during a game. Williams says the shooter and his targets have gang ties.
A 16-year-old girl who attends rival Lee High School was wounded by a stray bullet.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}About 4,000 people attended the game.