{"id":413407,"date":"2025-11-29T18:44:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T18:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/413407\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T18:44:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T18:44:27","slug":"fsu-freshman-ethan-pritchard-attorneys-announce-lawsuit-against-apartment-complexes-where-he-was-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/413407\/","title":{"rendered":"FSU freshman Ethan Pritchard, attorneys announce lawsuit against apartment complexes where he was shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The complaint says the owners failed to provide adequate security and references prior incidents at the apartments.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan Pritchard (Copyright 2025 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>ORLANDO, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 Florida State University freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard and his attorneys are announcing a lawsuit on Wednesday against the apartment complexes where he was shot in the head as he drove by.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>RELATED: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/sports\/2025\/11\/14\/fsu-freshman-ethan-pritchard-returns-to-campus-nearly-3-months-after-getting-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/sports\/2025\/11\/14\/fsu-freshman-ethan-pritchard-returns-to-campus-nearly-3-months-after-getting-shot\/\"><b>FSU freshman Ethan Pritchard returns to campus nearly 3 months after getting shot<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">On Aug. 31, Pritchard was dropping off his aunt and niece after a family party. He drove past the Havana Heights Apartments and Riverside Apartments when he was shot at in a case of mistaken identity, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">He was taken to a nearby hospital and was released to the Brooks Rehabilitation Center in Jacksonville. He was released from the facility in early November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The complaint claims negligence against the apartments and the owners, saying that they didn\u2019t provide adequate security and failed to warn tenants about prior incidents of gun violence and drug trafficking. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The complaint references prior arrests and a negligent suit from a 2019 shooting. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Pritchard is represented by Greg Francis and Ryan Fletcher of Osborne &amp; Francis Law Firm in Orlando. Read the full complaint below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorJonathan Lundy headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/team\/JLundy\/\" title=\"View Jonathan Lundy&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Lundy<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Hailing from Detroit, Jonathan is excited to start his media career at News4JAX in November 2023. 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