Police have not announced any arrests as of Monday after a teen was shot dead at the fairgrounds in DeSoto County, home to Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo.
A teenager was fatally shot at a county fair in asaid in a statement that the shooting of the 17-year-old boy at the DeSoto County Fair on Saturday appeared to be an isolated incident and there was no further threat to the public. The gunman had not been caught by midday Sunday.
"We are aware that there is a video that has been circulating social media, and many of you have already seen it. We are looking for the person who initially recorded that video, and would like to speak to them," the police department said in a statement shared to its Facebook page."We are also attempting to identify three subjects in the video.
The DeSoto County Fair Association closed the midway Sunday and said the only events taking place would be aand a Jr. Miss DeSoto County Pageant. The pageant would be limited to contestants, exhibitors and family members, the association said in a statement. "The DeSoto County Fair Association would first and foremost like to send it’s [sic] heartfelt condolences to the family of the young man who lost his life last night," the statement said. It is home to the state's oldest rodeo event, the Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo.
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