Chargers’ Brinkley shot
CHELTENHAM, Pa.—San Diego Chargers rookie running back and former Syracuse University starter Curtis Brinkley was hospitalized in stable condition Friday after being shot at a suburban Philadelphia intersection, authorities said.
Brinkley, 23, was shot multiple times early Friday morning as his car was stopped at an intersection in Cheltenham, police said. Investigators are looking for a gunman who fled the scene in a car. They did not have a motive.
Brinkley was able to drive himself a short distance then was taken to a hospital by a police officer who responded to the shooting, according to Cheltenham Township police.
As a senior at Syracuse last season, he rushed for 1,164 yards and seven touchdowns.
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