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Akron football player shoots teammate after mistaking him for intruder

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Akron receiver Andrew Pratt was shot in the stomach by a teammate after he was mistaken for a an intruder early Saturday morning, according to Ohio.com.

Offensive lineman Scott Boyett, who lives in the same off-campus house as Pratt, shot the receiver when he entered Boyett’s apartment unannounced around 3 a.m. By the time police arrived to the residence, Boyett had taken Pratt to the emergency room at Akron Children’s Hospital.

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Pratt was later transferred to Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center where he was in stable condition and is expected to recover from the injury.