FSU Freshman Pritchard Returns to Campus After Shooting

Florida State University freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard returned to campus Friday for the first time since surviving a gunshot wound to the back of the head nearly three months ago, marking a significant milestone in his recovery as the Seminoles prepare for their home finale against Virginia Tech on Saturday.

The 18-year-old recruit from Sanford, Florida, was shot on August 31 outside an apartment complex in Havana, a small community north of Tallahassee near the Georgia border. Authorities described the incident as a case of mistaken identity. Pritchard had been driving his aunt and a young child home after a family gathering when gunfire erupted as he turned a corner. "I remember everything," Pritchard recounted in an interview with WESH-TV in Orlando. "I turned the corner and shots rang off. I put the car in reverse and just backed up, and after that, I don't remember what else happened."

Gadsden County Sheriff Morris Young emphasized that Pritchard "did absolutely nothing wrong." Four individuals were arrested in connection with the shooting in September: Caron Miller, 18; Germany Atkins, 23; Jayden Bodison, 22; and a 16-year-old juvenile. Pritchard, a four-star...