West Virginia and Florida Players Among Those Injured in Christmas Eve Shooting

Florida freshman defensive back J.C. Jackson and West Virginia freshman wideout Jacky Marcellus were reportedly injured during a shooting on Christmas Eve in Immokalee, Florida.

Kristine Gill of the Naples Daily News reported that Jackson, Marcellus and Marcellus' brother, Jackinson, were shot by an assailant(s) in a red car. Meanwhile, Christina Lusby of WINK News in Fort Myers, Florida, reported that one or two men walked up on foot and fired shots into the automobile carrying the three former Immokalee High School teammates.

"It just happened so fast," said Jackinson Marcellus, who was hospitalized on Friday after getting shot below his eye, per Gill. "I looked left to see him fire."

According to a police spokeswoman, Jacky Marcellus and Jackson were discharged from the hospital after suffering minor injuries. WINK News' Chelsa Messinger reported that bullets grazed both players during the shooting:

Police in Collier County, Florida, continue to investigate the shooting and haven't made any arrests yet.

Jacky and Jackinson Marcellus and Jackson were all in Immokalee to celebrate Christmas.