Missouri State running back Ahmad Hardy is alive and in a stable condition after being shot at a concert in Mississippi in the early hours of Sunday morning, the university has confirmed, following online rumours falsely suggesting the player was dead.
News of the shooting broke after Missouri State's athletics department said Hardy, a standout junior from Oma, Mississippi, had suffered a gunshot wound while attending a concert in his home state. The school did not identify the venue or town, and authorities have yet to release further details on how the incident unfolded or whether others were injured. In the absence of clarity, speculation over Hardy's fate spread rapidly on social media, prompting the university to stress that he had undergone surgery and survived.
