'We shouldn't be having that happen with our games or youth sports,' Robinson said. On Monday at his weekly press conference, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson responded to the shooting and said the violence at a youth sports event was unacceptable. Shining STARS: ECSO Blazer Academy helps Pensacola girls develop confidence and character 'So we petition our community to come out and help our sheriff's department.' We cannot let the criminals win over our children,' he said. May asked that the community and parents help the Sheriff's Office by proactively reporting and keeping an eye out for suspicious activity. Wednesday at the Wedgewood Community Center. 'Our hearts go out to the victims, but most importantly our hearts go out to the families and children who had to witness this.'īergosh also said that the county will hold grief counseling paid for by the county for any child present at the football game. 'This is a horrible tragedy,' Bergosh said. When the masked men mareturned they exchanged gunfire with the victim, who was found dead at the scene with a firearm, according to Simmons.ĭuring the press conference, Commissioners Jeff Bergosh and Lumon May gave statements on their intentions to help the students who witnessed the incident and to help keep the community safe. Simmons said two victims were involved in an altercation with as many as six other individuals, and 'at some point, at least two of those people left the ballpark to return but this time they were wearing masks.'

The '12U' and '14U' designations indicate the ages of the players. next to the football field while middle-school aged children from the Bellview Packers and Milton Panthers were playing their game.Īccording to Milton youth football's schedule, the shooting occurred between the 12U and 14U football games.

Simmons said the shooting occurred just before 6 p.m. 'This was a very joyous day, it was a perfect weather day, until some idiots decide to jump a fence, cause an altercation and obviously exchange gunfire with a couple people,' Simmons said. In case you missed it: ECSO in-custody death investigation finds no criminal negligence for terminated deputy Original report: One dead, one injured in Bellview ballpark double shooting while games in action View Gallery: Pensacola ballpark shooting Information sought by law enforcement

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