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Georgia Football Recruit E.J. Lightsey Stable After Being Shot Multiple Times

E.J. Lightsey, a Georgia football commit, is in stable condition after being shot Monday in his hometown of Fitzgerald, Georgia.

Fitzgerald Police Chief William Smallwood Jr. told Mark Schlabach of ESPN that Lightsey was shot multiple times in a park around 6:30 p.m. ET.

"[Lightsey] was picked up and taken to the hospital," Smallwood said. "After that, I can't tell you exactly what happened because we've got so many different stories and versions of it. We're trying to piece it together right now."

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.