WILDWOOD, Fla. — Ten people were shot -- one fatally -- during a Father’s Day event in Wildwood, deputies said.
At about 8 p.m. Sunday, deputies said multiple shots were fired during the annual event in the Royal Park area.
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The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said two people from the Tampa Bay area came upon each other on County Road 235.
They said the suspect, Rapheal Thomas, had a gun and started shooting at another person.
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Kneesha Quanchase Michael, a 25-year-old woman from the Tampa Bay area, was killed in the shooting, deputies said.
They said 10 people were taken to a hospital. One person remains in intensive care. Some are in stable condition and others have checked out of the hospital.
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The sheriff’s office said no children attending the event were injured. They also said no deputies were injured.
Body camera video shows deputies pulling Thomas out from underneath a car.
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No other details were released.
A mess was left behind after gunfire erupted at the Father’s Day celebration Sunday night. pic.twitter.com/a7Npr2Jldo
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