Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdel Hamid and Tahseen Ahmed, three college students of Palestinian descent who were shot near the University of Vermont in Burlington on November 25, 2023 are seen in this undated handout photo.
Awartani family/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDec 3 (Reuters) - One of the three college students of Palestinian descent who were shot in Vermont last month is paralyzed from the chest down after a bullet lodged in his spine, the student's family said.
"He has demonstrated remarkable courage, resilience and fortitude - even a sense of humor - even as the reality of his paralysis sets in," Awartani's family wrote on their GoFundMe page, which had raised over $200,000 as of Sunday morning.
Awartani, who is Palestinian-Irish-American, according to the fundraiser, hopes to start his next semester of college on time despite his paralysis, the family's note said.
Eaton has been charged with attempted murder and is being held without bond while authorities investigate whether the Vermont shooting was a hate crime.
Persons:
Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdel Hamid, Tahseen Ahmed, Jason Eaton, Eaton, Tahseen Aliahmad, Kinnan Abdalhamid, Awartani, Gabriella Borter, Lisa Shumaker
Organizations:
University of Vermont, REUTERS, Brown University, West Bank, Haverford College, Trinity College in, Palestinian, Hamas, Thomson
Locations:
Burlington, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Trinity College in Connecticut, Palestinian, United States, Israel, Washington