The Texas Tech athletics department released a statement that redshirt defensive lineman John Scott III has been hospitalized at University Medical Center in Lubbock on Saturday. Further details have yet to be released by the university, but the incident was reported as involving a shooting earlier Saturday evening.
We are waiting on an official statement to confirm, but Texas Tech football redshirt freshman John Scott III was one of the two victims in today's shooting at the Park East Apartment Complex. The extent of his injuries is unknown, but both victims have been transferred to UMC.
— Austin Watts (@AustinWattsDT) April 28, 2019
Scott was a versatile athlete in his time at Hitchcock High School prior to joining the Red Raiders squad, where he was anticipated to line up exclusively on the defensive line.