Mike Hollins discharged from hospital following shooting that left 3 others dead
After two surgeries and spending a week in the hospital, Virginia running back Mike Hollins is officially on his way home, his mother, Brenda Hollins, announced on Monday morning.
Hollins was shot in the back on Nov. 13 in a tragedy that injured one other and killed three of his teammates. D’Sean Perry, Devin Chandler and Lavel Davis died in the hours following the shooting, perpetrated by a former teammate, Christopher Darnell Jones.
“Mike has been discharged!!!!” Brenda Hollins shared on Twitter. “HALLELUJAH. I want to thank everyone for their prayers, text messages, and calls. This has truly been a test of faith and I’m grateful. GOD has shown me he is faithful!
“Please continue praying for Mike as he recovers and settles into his new life. Please continue praying for the Chandler, Davis, Perry families! They need us!!! GOD is amazing!”
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According to Hollins’ father, the running back plans to return to the Cavaliers football team. His father also explained that his son’s reason for going back to playing football is “for them,” his fallen teammates, and “not himself.” Mike Hollins Sr. also said his son could be back to 100% in two to three months’ time.
Hollins shares how he returned to the scene before getting shot
After Mike Hollins regained consciousness, he shared with his mother how the events of Sunday night’s shooting unfolded. Brenda Hollins recounted the events to ESPN last week and as it turns out, Hollins acted heroically to help others.
Hollins and two other students made it off the bus as the shots rang out. When he saw it was just the three of them and not the whole class, his instincts told him to return to the bus.
“He said, ‘Mom, I went back [to help his classmates],” Brenda Hollins said, via ESPN. “I needed to do something. I was going to beat on the windows because no one else was coming off the bus.’ He said, ‘I was going to beat on the windows. I was going to go on the bus and tell them to come on, get off.’”
Hollins didn’t get two steps inside the bus before Jones pointed the gun at him and fired.
“The only thing he remembers is he tried to turn, but he saw him lift the gun,” Brenda said. “He felt his back get hot and he ran.”
According to his mother, Hollins ran to a nearby parking garage, where he noticed the severity of his wound and waited until medical personnel could arrive. He was worried if he went too far into the garage no one would find him.
On3 staff contributed to this report.