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Ex-Cowboys QB Anthony Wright Shot After Argument, in Stable Condition

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Anthony Wright is in stable condition after getting shot Monday.

According to the Independent Tribune, witnesses said Wright was shot in Concord, North Carolina, after getting into a verbal altercation with his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend. Wright suffered multiple gunshot wounds and underwent emergency surgery.

Police identified the suspect as William Moses Hooker Jr., who is wanted for assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill. Hooker remains at large.

Pro Football Talk's Darin Gantt later confirmed that the victim was the same Anthony Wright who spent eight seasons in the NFL.