Ohio State DT Garrett set to leave hospital after gunshot
Ohio State defensive tackle Haskell Garrett was expected to be released from the hospital on Monday, a day after being shot in the face.
Coach Ryan Day issued a statement updating Garrett’s condition.
“Haskell Garrett has been receiving excellent care at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center for the injuries he received on Sunday,” Day said. “We anticipate he will be released from the Medical Center this morning. On behalf of his family and this football program, we would like to thank all those who have been a part of Haskell’s treatment and we are grateful that he will be heading home today.
“We will continue to help him and his family any way we can to expedite his recovery.”
Day did not say when Garrett would be able to rejoin the Buckeyes, who will not play a traditional fall season because of the coronavirus.
Columbus police responded at 12:28 a.m. on Sunday to reports of a shooting on Chittenden Avenue in the city. They followed a trail of blood to an apartment on East 11th Avenue, where they located an injured Garrett.
A 6-foot-2 senior from Las Vegas, Garrett has played in 33 games for the Buckeyes. In 11 games in 2019, he had 10 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss.
He was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2017.
–Field Level Media
