Texans wide receiver Tank Dell sustained a "minor wound" in a shooting early Sunday morning in Florida, the team announced Sunday afternoon.
The 24-year-old was a bystander in the shooting, in which 10 people, including Dell, suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Houston TV station KPRC reported. The shooting occurred outside a private event at a Sanford, Florida, nightclub, per multiple reports.
Dell was taken to a hospital but has since been released. He was traveling back to Houston on Sunday, a Texans spokesperson told ESPN.
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The second-year star is coming off a sensational rookie season for the Texans.
Dell brought in 47 receptions on 75 targets for 709 yards and seven touchdowns, showcasing chemistry with fellow rookie QB C.J. Stroud. But his season came to an early end when he broke the fibula in his left leg in a Week 13 win against the Broncos.
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Dell was a victim of a shooting in Sanford, Florida, shortly after midnight Sunday, the Texans announced.
"We have been made aware that Tank Dell was a victim of a shooting in Sanford, Fla. last night," the team said in a statement released Sunday afternoon. "He sustained a minor wound but has been released from the hospital and he is in good spirits.
"We are in contact with him and his family and will provide more updates when appropriate but we ask that you please respect his privacy at this time. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in the incident."
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A 16-year-old was taken into custody by the Seminole County Sheriff's Office following the shooting, which injured 10 people outside Cabana Live in Sanford, Florida Today reported.
"The incident began as a verbal altercation that escalated," SCSO spokesperson Kim Cannaday said in a statement to the Associated Press.