assed the area, police said in a statement Sunday.

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

Investigators established a tip hotline and a link for people to submit evidence.

 As our detectives work to determine exactly what happened and identify those responsible, we remain committed to getting answers for these families. 

Florida A M President Marva Johnson encouraged anyone with information to call the tip line, saying the Tallahassee police are leading the investigation.

 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 a statement Sunday evening.

 To all the victims, please know that we are with you and we are praying for your recovery in body, mind and spirit,  she said.  We have reached out to the members of our FAMU family who were injured in this tragic incident to offer our care and support. 

Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey called the incident a  truly horrific and heartbreaking tragedy. 

 Tonight and in the days ahead, the FAMU family is not alone. Our entire community stands with you,  Dailey wrote on X.

Stephanie Walters, who was selling HBCU apparel during homecoming, said she also heard shots.

 People are just scared,  she told CNN affiliate WCTV.  If you were out here, you heard the gunshots. It was a lot of them. There was no doubt in my mind that somebody was injured. 

Raymond Isham said he had just left campus when the shooting happened, and he was concerned about his daughter, who was in the area where the shooting occurred.

 She's obviously going to have to process through this,  Isham told WCTV,  and we're going to be there with her to walk through this. 

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