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FSU Linebacker Ethan Pritchard Released From Hospital, Transferred to Jacksonville Rehab

FSU says the freshman linebacker is alert, responsive, able to communicate after an August head wound.

Overview

  • Florida State said Thursday he left Tallahassee Memorial for Brooks Rehabilitation in Jacksonville to begin the next phase of recovery.
  • The university described his condition as alert, responsive and able to communicate following weeks of intensive care.
  • He was shot Aug. 31 in Havana, Florida, while driving his aunt and a child home from a family gathering in what authorities have called a mistaken-identity attack.
  • Four suspects were arrested last month and charged with attempted murder in connection with the shooting, according to law enforcement.
  • His father thanked hospital staff and the FSU program, noting coach Mike Norvell’s daily visits, as teammates cheered his departure in a video shared by quarterback Tommy Castellanos.