TAVARES, Florida—Tavares Police are investigating after three shots were fired following a basketball game between longtime rivals Tavares High School and Eustis High School, TPD said Tuesday night.
Five to six males were in an altercation outside Tavares High School around 9:30 pm. when a school resource deputy (SRD) broke the group up, TPD Public Information Officer Courtney Sullivan told Inside Lake.
The group scattered and left in at least one vehicle and fired one shot as they drove down T.A. Hux Alley near THS, she said. Two additional shots were fired as the vehicle traveled down Ianthe Street. None of the rounds were fired on school property and no one was injured, Sullivan said late Tuesday night.
“We believe this was an isolated incident between the two rivals,” Sullivan said. “It’s still developing.”
In a message to parents late Tuesday, Lake County Schools said no one was hurt and the alteration began in the parking lot between students. Both an SRD and a THS administrator intervened and a shot was fired as the vehicle left campus, according to the statement.
According to MaxPreps, this was a non-district game and the score was unavailable at press time.
Police are asking anyone with information on the shooting to call them at 352-343-2101, extension 4.
