Two University of Utah football players were shot during an altercation at a party Saturday night.
Sophomore tight end Lo Falemaka, 20, and freshman running back Marcel Brooks-Brown, 18, were both shot in the torso. They are in serious but stable condition and expected to recover.“Obviously, our first concern is that both Lo and Marcel are going to be OK, which appears to be the case,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said in a statement. “We don’t have all of the details yet, but it is our understanding that they are the victims in this incident and we feel very fortunate that they are expected to fully recover. It is unknown at this time how soon they will be able to return to the football field, but we are optimistic it will be in the near future.”
The shootings took place at 11:53 p.m. Saturday inside a home where a private party was being held. Three male suspects showed up uninvited and were asked to leave. Falemaka and Brooks-Brown confronted the men, a fight broke out and one man brandished a handgun and opened fire wounding the victims.
The suspects fled the scene on foot and are still being sought by police.
According to a release from the University of Utah, the wanted men are all in their 20s. Two of the suspects were black, one 6-foot, wearing a red bandana under a baseball cap, and a red shirt; the other 5-foot-9, with short dreadlocks under a baseball cap, and a red shirt.
The third suspect was white, heavyset with facial hair.
Utah did not play on Saturday. It defeated Utah State 24-14 in Salt Lake City on Friday.
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