Two FIU Football Players Shot In Drive-By Shooting

Patrick RedfordPatrick Redford|published: Thu 6th September, 17:06 2018
credits: Rob Foldy | source: Getty

Two Florida International Panthers football players were shot this afternoon, according to Opa-locka (Florida) Police Chief James Dobson, via the . Neither player’s injuries are believed to be life-threatening.


Running back Anthony Jones (pictured above) was shot in the face and back, and he was reportedly airlifted to a Miami hospital in “serious condition.” Freshman offensive lineman Mershawn Miller was shot in the arm. He is reportedly in stable condition.

Dobson said police do not have a suspect in custody, though they are looking for a 2015 Nissan Sentra. We will update this post when more information becomes available.


[ Miami Herald | NBC Miami]

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