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Purdue Safety Andy Chelf Shot in Torso, Tweets He's 'Blessed to See Another Day'

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Purdue football player Andrew Chelf was shot Sunday near campus but is reportedly recovering in the hospital, per Joseph Paul of the Lafayette Journal and Courier.

The 20-year-old posted a message on his Twitter account after the shooting:

Police believe the wound was not self-inflicted, and no arrests have been made yet.

The West Lafayette Police Department found Chelf with a single gunshot wound in his torso early Sunday morning.

Chelf is a sophomore out of Southlake, Texas and has yet to appear in a game for the Boilermakers.