Saying he was a victim of “mistaken identity,” law enforcement officers announced Wednesday that four people had been arrested in connection with shooting of Florida State freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard.
Gadsden County Sheriff Morris Young said authorities believe the motive for the shooting was retaliation for the shooting of another local man five days earlier. While Pritchard was not involved with that earlier incident, Young said his vehicle looked similar to one driven by suspects in that case.
“We believe the same type car that Ethan was driving was involved in that shooting,” Young said, while reiterating multiple times that Pritchard had no involvement or knowledge of that situation…