Georgia football signee E.J. Lightsey was shot multiple times in his hometown of Fitzgerald, Georgia, on Monday and is in stable condition, according to Fitzgerald Police Chief William Smallwood Jr.
Smallwood told ESPN that his officers responded to reports of a shooting at a park in Fitzgerald around 6:30 p.m. Monday, where they found one victim lying on the ground. Another victim, Lightsey, had already been taken to a hospital by acquaintances.
Smallwood said Lightsey was transferred to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia. Lightsey was shot in the shoulder and back and is expected to recover.