(CNN) — Ethan Pritchard , a linebacker for the Florida State (FSU) Seminoles football team, was shot in the back of the head on Sunday and remains in hospital, his father has said.

Speaking to CNN affiliate WFTV , Earl Pritchard said that his son was shot when driving his aunt home from a family event in Havana, Florida.

“He was actually in the car taking my sister around the corner to her daughter’s house to drop her off,” the elder Pritchard said. “They turned the corner, and as soon as they turned the corner, they heard gunshots.”

Earl Pritchard said that his son remains sedated in the hospital and is in a critical condition. He added that doctors are waiting for the swelling in Ethan’s head to decrease before evaluating the damage.

According to CNN affiliate WCTV , the Gadsd

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