{"id":61833,"date":"2025-11-26T18:44:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/61833\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T18:44:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:44:14","slug":"attorneys-for-fsu-football-player-hurt-in-august-shooting-to-discuss-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/61833\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorneys for FSU football player hurt in August shooting to discuss lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

10:15 a.m. update:<\/p>\n

Ethan Pritchard and his father will not attend Wednesday\u2019s news conference, according to Osborne & Francis Law Firm.<\/p>\n

Pritchard\u2019s attorneys will be present on his behalf to discuss the lawsuit filed in Gadsden County.<\/p>\n

Channel 9\u2019s Q McCray will be on hand for the 11 a.m. media availability near downtown Orlando and will have the latest on Eyewitness News beginning at noon.<\/p>\n

Original story:<\/p>\n

Ethan Pritchard, the Florida State University football player severely injured in a shooting, will discuss a lawsuit filed against two apartment complexes near Tallahassee.<\/p>\n

Orlando-based Osborne & Francis Law Firm is representing Pritchard and will hold a news conference Wednesday at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n

The press conference was postponed from Nov. 20.<\/p>\n

\"Florida<\/p>\n

Florida State’s freshman linebacker was in critical but stable condition after being shot Sunday night.<\/p>\n

Pritchard, 18, was shot in the head on August 31 in Havana, Florida.<\/p>\n

Police said it happened as the FSU freshman linebacker drove by the Havana Heights and Riverside apartment complexes. Investigators called the shooting a case of mistaken identity.<\/p>\n

FDLE arrested four <\/a>individuals; however, only three were charged in connection to the shooting. Germany Atkins was charged with violation of probation.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) announced the arrest of four suspects connected to the shooting of Ethan Pritchard.<\/p>\n

Pritchard\u2019s lawsuit claims the apartment complex ignored security issues and the criminal history of \u201cone of four assailants\u201d.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit highlights a history of violence at Havana Heights, mentioning four previous shootings between June 2024 and August 2025, including one incident just six days before Pritchard was shot.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe complaint alleges that owners of the apartment complexes knew or should have known that there was a propensity for criminal conduct by third persons which exposed residents, guests and members of the public traversing the adjacent roadways between the premises to an unreasonably dangerous condition,\u201d the law firm stated in an email to Channel 9.<\/p>\n

The suit claims the complex failed to maintain operable security cameras, security guards, or gates, which contributed to the unsafe environment. A previous lawsuit against Havana Heights, where a woman and her daughter were shot during a drive-by, was settled out of court.<\/p>\n

His attorneys filed the complaint in Gadsen County.<\/p>\n

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Following long-term rehabilitation in Jacksonville, Pritchard recently returned home to Sanford.<\/p>\n

He attended Seminole High School.<\/p>\n

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Most recently, the community held a welcome-home parade<\/a> to show their support for Pritchard.<\/p>\n

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Check back here for updates and watch Eyewitness News starting at noon for the latest on this developing story.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here<\/a> to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.<\/p>\n

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