What happened to one of the Alabama Football player and why was he hospitalized?”
Tuscaloosa – University of Alabama football player Brandon Deaderick was being treated at a Tuscaloosa hospital late Monday night after being shot in an apparent robbery at Rivermont Apartments, according to news reports. The apartment complex is near the campus. Sources said Deaderick, a junior defensive end from Elizabethtown, Ky., suffered a gunshot to the arm. The injury is reportedly not life threatening. Deaderick, who won the Billy Neighbors Defensive Lineman Award, had 36 tackles in 2008 and had four sacks and seven quarterback hurries. He was No. 1 on the depth chart released by coach Nick Saban earlier Monday. One student said word of the shooting spread quickly across campus. “Everybody is just now hearing about it,” said John McWilliams, of Florence. “People are coming out of their dorm rooms to find out what happened.” Bamaonline reports the shooting is the result of an apparent robbery.
Attempted robbery could be the motive in the shooting of Alabama Crimson Tide football player Brandon Deaderick. Media reports from al.com and Rivals.com indicate a shooter fled the scene after the attempted robbery. The Tuscaloosa News has updated its report to indicate the player was shot once, according to the police chief. The Tuscaloosa News is reporting: “Alabama defensive player Brandon Deaderick was shot twice at Rivermont Apartments Monday night in Tuscaloosa.” The Bama Beat reports: “The shooting occurred at Rivermont Apartments.
