Palestinian student shot in Vermont is paralyzed from chest down, his family says

20-year-old Hisham Awartani is scheduled to be released from the hospital next week and begin a long recovery after one of the gunman's bullets lodged in his spine.

Dec 4, 2023 - 11:08
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Palestinian student shot in Vermont is paralyzed from chest down, his family says
Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen Ali Ahmed, three college students of Palestinian descent who were shot near the University of Vermont in Burlington on Nov. 25, 2023, are seen in this undated photo.

20-year-old Hisham Awartani is scheduled to be released from the hospital next week and begin a long recovery after one of the gunman's bullets lodged in his spine.

(Image credit: Awartani family/via REUTERS)

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