Texans wide receiver Tank Dell was the victim of a shooting on Saturday night, according to the team, as the 24-year-old was one of 10 people wounded at a packed nightclub in Florida.
Dell sustained a ‘minor’ wound at Cabana Live in Sanford, Florida, before being released from the hospital.
According to KPRC in Houston, Dell was not involved in the altercation that led to the mass shooting and was ‘caught in the cross-fire.’
The Texans said that Dell is in ‘good spirits’ following the harrowing ordeal.
‘We are in contact with him and his family and will provide more updates when appropriate but we ask that you please respect his privacy at this time,’ the team wrote in a statement posted to X.
Tank Dell was the victim of a shooting on Saturday night, according to the Houston Texans
16-year-old Christopher Bouie Jr. was arrested and charged with attempted homicide
Dell was shot at Cabana Live (seen above) in Sanford, Florida on Saturday night
‘Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in the incident.’
As reported by Click Orlando, 16-year-old Christopher Bouie Jr. was arrested over the alleged shooting.
He was charged with attempted homicide, possession of a firearm by a minor, use and display of a firearm during a felony and firing a weapon in public property, according to his arrest report.
The teenager’s arrest report said that he ‘pulled out a black and silver handgun (9mm) and began shooting towards a crowd of people’ in response to a fist fight that he was uninvolved in.
Dell is seen posing for an Instagram post in July 2023, prior to his rookie season in the NFL
He was then allegedly tackled by a security guard who was able to disarm him.
Officers had already been at the venue to conduct an area patrol due to the event’s large crowd, according to Click Orlando.
The injuries to the 10 people that were shot are non-life-threatening, and primarily to their lower extremities.
Dell is entering his second season in the NFL after a strong rookie season with Houston.
The 2023 third -round pick tallied 709 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in 11 games before his season was cut short due to injury.
Dell suffered a broken fibula in December in a win against the Broncos.
Read More: World News | Entertainment News | Celeb News
Mail Online
