Illinois Star High School football player suffered severe injuries from shooting after his game
According to reports, Damario Ferguson is fighting for his life after being shot last week. The star football player was leaving his game at Mount Carmel High School in Illinois when he was shot leaving him with severe injuries.
The 15-year-old prospect was shot around 10:15 pm on Friday. Police responded to find the 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the abdomen and a 16-year-old girl who’d been hit in the foot.
The shots rang out just north of Mount Carmel’s football field, about 35 minutes after the Caravan beat Morgan Park High School 22-12.
It happened near a parking lot that’s a popular tailgating spot for fans of the area’s top-ranked high school football team.
Please keep Damario in your prayers while he fights to recover.
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