An Auburn football player was briefly hospitalized last week after they were injured in a shooting in North Carolina, according to ESPN.ESPN reports that defensive lineman DeAngelo Carter, also known as Trill Carter, was shot in the chest area just before midnight on Thursday in a parking lot in uptown Charlotte.Carter was reportedly hospitalized for just 2½ hours and did not require surgery.The 2024 season was Carter's first for the Tigers, having spent the previous year with Texas and 2019-22 in Minnesota.He made a pair of tackles in the Mizzou game according to his bio on Auburn's website.An Auburn spokesperson reportedly told ESPN that the school is aware of the shooting but would not comment further on the matter.Carter is the second Auburn football player to be injured in a shooting this year, following the shooting of Brian Battie and his brother.Stay updated on the latest sports stories with the WVTM 13 app. You can download it here.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —
An Auburn football player was briefly hospitalized last week after they were injured in a shooting in North Carolina, according to ESPN.
ESPN reports that defensive lineman DeAngelo Carter, also known as Trill Carter, was shot in the chest area just before midnight on Thursday in a parking lot in uptown Charlotte.
Carter was reportedly hospitalized for just 2½ hours and did not require surgery.
The 2024 season was Carter's first for the Tigers, having spent the previous year with Texas and 2019-22 in Minnesota.
He made a pair of tackles in the Mizzou game according to his bio on Auburn's website.
An Auburn spokesperson reportedly told ESPN that the school is aware of the shooting but would not comment further on the matter.
Carter is the second Auburn football player to be injured in a shooting this year, following the shooting of Brian Battie and his brother.
Stay updated on the latest sports stories with the WVTM 13 app. You can download it here.