High School Football Game Interrupted By Gun Shots, Three Arrested


A high school football game on Friday night erupted into chaos and confusion when shots were heard from the parking lot.

Miami Central High School and Carol City High School football teams were gathered in the Nathaniel “Traz” Powell Stadium for a playoff game. Fans lined the school bleachers, cheering for their favorite players and team.

It was nearing the end of the 4th quarter. There was only 2 minutes and 58 seconds left, with Miami Central High School leading. The scoreboard read 36-8.

With the spectators hyping up, it looked like Miami Central High School was going to take it, when the sounds of gunshots rang across the stadium. Immediately, confusion surfaced and that led to chaos as spectators dove behind benches, and the coaches tried to get their teams to lay down on the field for their own protection.

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That was the scene at the high school playoff game in question.

Latrell Dennis, one of the spectators there to watch the game, spoke to the Miami Herald about the frightening incident.

“It’s Friday night under the lights of Traz Powell and we’re trying to enjoy ourselves and watch these kids and watch them play to better themselves.”

According to Dennis, fans were scrambling out of the stadium and rushing to find safety. She explained that at some points she had to be concerned about whether or not people were going to be trampled on their way out.

“You’re able to get a gun quicker than anything and that just doesn’t make sense to me.” Dennis said. “It’s going to take a whole community to get us back where we used to be.”

The coaches of both high school teams also spoke to the Miami Herald.

“We have procedures in place if there’s anything like a fight, a riot or shots fired,” Aubrey Hill, coach of Carol City High School, said. “It did take a little minute to get everything under control.”

“Even though it was an unfortunate event we want to make sure everyone knows that we are all about our kids and we will not be deterred by acts of violence.”

“You hate to see anything like that happen, but luckily it seems like no one was hurt,” Miami Central High School coach, Roland Smith said.

Miami-Dade school district’s spokesman, John Schuster, told USA Today that five people were taken into custody after the shots were fired. Several other high school students and other spectators were questioned at the scene.

As of Saturday, three teens have been charged in connection with the shooting.

Those charged are 18-year-old Larico Walker, 18-year-old Kaion Lynch, and 19-year-old Mark Trimble. They have been charged with separate crimes including third degree grand theft of a firearm and carrying a concealed weapon.

The people exposed to this school shooting were lucky. Officials believe the students were simply shooting the guns in the air, but most high school shootings do not have a happy ending.

Earlier that same Friday, another shooting took place at Mojave High School in Las Vegas. That shooting left a 16-year-old student dead.

In that case, around 40 to 50 kids gathered just outside Mojave High School at around 4:00 p.m. to witness a fight between two students. During the fight, someone pulled out a gun and fired several shots into the crowd.

Taylor Brantley was the 16-year-old victim of that shooting. It is unknown if the shooter was aiming for him, or if there was a different motive for the crime.

On Saturday, people gathered outside of Mojave High School to honor and remember Brantley.

[Photo by Miami-Dade Corrections Dept.]

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