TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida State linebacker is in critical but stable condition after being shot while visiting family, the school said Monday.
Ethan Pritchard, a 6-foot-2, 224-pound freshman from Sanford, Fla., was in intensive care at a Tallahassee-area hospital. He was shot Sunday evening while inside a vehicle outside apartments in Havana, a Tallahassee suburb, according to the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office.
“The Pritchard family is thankful for the support from so many people, as well as the care from first responders and medical professionals, and asks that their privacy be respected at this time,” the school said in a statement. “Further updates will be provided as they are available.”
Pritchard did not play in the Seminoles’ 31-17 season-opening victory over No. 8 Alabama on Saturday in Tallahassee.