A judge sentenced a University of Washington student to three months in jail for shooting and injuring a Washington State University football player this fall.

Jakori Buchanan, 20, shot WSU’s redshirt freshman offensive lineman, Sone Falealo, after a party at an off-campus apartment in September. Buchanan’s attorney, Ronnie Rae, claimed the shooting was in self-defense following a fight that involved the use of racial slurs.

All were partying at the Aspen Heights Apartments at 3125 NW Cottonwood Lane, according to court records, until a woman said Buchanan punched her in the chest. Buchanan, his friends, Falealo and his friends all attempted to intervene.

Video of the incident provided by Rae depicts arguing and racial slurs on a crowded porch before a fight ensues. Buchanan appears to

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