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TexasTowelie

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Tue Sep 29, 2020, 08:45 AM Sep 2020

Police break up FSU off-campus party with over 1,000 people

TALLAHASSEE — As coronavirus cases spike among Florida State University students, local police said Sunday they broke up a party at an off-campus student apartment complex that involved about 700 vehicles and more than 1,000 attendees.

Tallahassee police said it was one of a dozen large gatherings they broke up over the weekend, including one Sunday where two people were injured by gunfire.

Police said the vehicles at the student apartment complex were blocking travel lanes and a Leon County sheriff’s helicopter was used to help disburse the crowd.

Florida State University reported that more than 1,400 students and 26 employees had tested positive for COVID-19 through Sept. 18. The university updates its coronavirus numbers weekly.

Read more: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-coronavirus-fsu-covid-party-20200928-svwrq753yjg5bavycmoanev76a-story.html

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Police break up FSU off-campus party with over 1,000 people (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2020 OP
It's the "bad stuff always happens to other people" mindset. lpbk2713 Sep 2020 #1
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