— The mother of a Marshall University football player shot at a New Year’s party in Maryland says he is paralyzed. News outlets report redshirt freshman defensive tackle Larry Aaron was one of two people struck by gunfire at a house party in Severn early Monday morning. Anne Arundel police spokesman Marc Limansky says it doesn’t appear Aaron was the intended target of the shooting. Aaron’s mother, Melissa Aaron, told The Herald-Dispatch the bullet lodged in the Columbia native’s spine, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. Marshall University Head Football Coach Doc Holliday expressed support for Aaron on Twitter .

Source: National Post January 03, 2018 12:00 UTC