Hurricanes’ Willie Cooper shot in the buttocks
Miami Hurricanes reserve safety Willie Cooper was shot in the buttocks when confronted in his yard Friday morning by an unknown person who fled after another player returned gunfire. Police said Cooper was able to walk after being shot and the injury wasn’t believed to be serious, but he was taken to a hospital for treatment.
After Cooper was shot, teammate and roommate Brandon Meriweather pulled a pistol from his pants pocket and fired three times at the person, who jumped a fence and fled with another person in a car, police said. It was unclear if the assailant was hit.
This had to be a pretty surreal scene. A guy shows up, (presumably) tries to rob Cooper, shoots Cooper in the butt, another Miami player pulls a gun out of his pants and fires at the guy before he jumps the fence. There had to be a feeling of, “what just happened” there.
Thankfully Cooper will be OK, but even more thankfully (for Miami), for once it wasn’t the player doing the robbing and shooting.
Miami’s Cooper shot outside home (SI.com)
