By Steven A. Gilley
Stevengilley15@aol.com
A player for the Jacksonville Jaguars was shot early this morning and has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
According to Ken Jefferson, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office spokesman, Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier was shot around 2:45 a.m. while sitting in a vehicle parked in the 2300 block of Riverside Avenue.
Collier, 26, was out with former Jaguars' player Kenneth Pettway in the San Marco area of Jacksonville when they met two women. The two men followed the women to Riverside near St. Vincent’s Medical Center with the plan to drop the females’ vehicle off and continue socializing in one vehicle, police said.
While waiting outside of the Riverside apartment, the suspect walked up to the red Cadillac Escalade and fired off a number of shots striking Collier, Jefferson said. However, Pettway was not injured in the attack.
Collier was taken to Shands Jacksonville, where Jaguars team members and officials gathered Tuesday morning with the player’s family and fiancee.
Jaguars co-owner Wayne Weaver e-mailed a statement that Collier was "in critical but stable condition" following surgery.
Jefferson said it was unknown if there was one or multiple assailants. Authorities said they did not know of a motive for the shooting. The two women, were interviewed and released back to their apartment around 9 a.m. by police.
Their identities are being withheld due to the shooter still being at large. Police are asking anyone with any information to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (904) 630-0500 or First Coast Crime Stoppers at (866) 845-8477 (845-TIPS) to remain anonymous and be eligible for rewards.
For more information, please visit www.Jacksonville.com
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