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FSU Linebacker Ethan Pritchard Released From Hospital, Begins Rehab After August Shooting

Authorities say the Aug. 31 attack was a mistaken-identity shooting, with four suspects now in custody.

Overview

  • Florida State said Pritchard is alert, responsive and able to communicate after weeks of intensive care.
  • Pritchard was transferred from Tallahassee Memorial Hospital to Brooks Rehabilitation in Jacksonville for the next stage of his recovery.
  • A video posted by quarterback Tommy Castellanos showed teammates cheering as Pritchard departed the hospital for rehab.
  • His father, Earl Pritchard, thanked the medical teams and coach Mike Norvell for daily support and said his son faces a long rehabilitation.
  • Investigators have arrested three adults and a 16-year-old in the case, with three facing attempted murder and shooting-into-an-occupied-vehicle charges and one held on a probation violation.