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Matthew DeLaney of Princeton, Texas, was hit on
Saturday by a bullet that was fired about 400 yards away during
a shootout between two men in a neighborhood adjacent to George
Dobson Field, according to the Texakarna Texas Police
Department.
DeLaney, 18, is currently being treated at Christus St. Michael
Hospital in Texarkana and his family is there with him, the
school said.
"The official status we have for him from the hospital is that
he is in stable condition, but we think it's important to note
that he has a number of serious injuries, as would be expected
with this type of trauma," a spokesman from the school said in
an email to Reuters.
"He has made slight improvements daily but still has significant
injuries and complications to overcome.
The ballpark, which is about 175 miles (281.64 kilometers) east
of Dallas, has a capacity of about 1,600 and there were roughly
100 people on hand for Saturday's game, which after the incident
was cancelled and ruled a "no contest".
DeLaney and several other players were in the vicinity of the
bullpen when the incident occurred.
Police issued two warrants for the suspected shooters in the
incident and said on Monday in a Facebook post that one of the
men turned himself in overnight while the other remains at
large.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Aurora Ellis)
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