Shooting scare interrupts high school football game in Miami-Dade

Most of Northwestern vs Carol City football game crowd abandons stadium

A shooting scare prompted people to get down to the ground during a high school football game on Friday. Courtesy of Norwood Byrd

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A shooting scare interrupted a Friday night high school football game at the Nathaniel Traz-Powell Stadium in Miami-Dade College's North Campus. 

Miami Northwestern's Bulls was playing against Carol City's Chiefs when players stopped the game, got on the ground and started running.

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The West vs Carol City

Posted by Norwood Byrd on Friday, October 12, 2018

Miami-Dade Detective Lee Cowart said no shots were fired at the stadium.

According to the Miami-Dade Police Department, North District officers responded to the stadium for a male's laceration and a cheerleader who suffered an asthma attack. 

The game was interrupted about 9:35 p.m., and resumed about 10 p.m., but most of the crowd at the stadium was gone. Carol City beat Northwestern 28-7.

Miami Sports Tribune reporter J.T. Wilcox tweeted during the incident. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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