Dear White People actor DeRon Horton reveals he was shot
20 January 2025, 13:57 | Updated: 20 January 2025, 14:53
Dear White People star DeRon Horton says he was shot days before Christmas and is lucky not to have been killed or paralysed.
The 32-year-old star shared photos of him being treated for his injuries in hospital, saying he had been shot at while he in a car.
He said he was now out of the hospital and still "healing".
His co-star from The Last Days Of Ptolemy Grey, Samuel L Jackson, was among the celebrities posting to wish him well.
Horton said in a message that he wanted to "give an honour to God for covering me and protecting me to make it out this situation and countless other ones" and thanked his family and friends for their support.
He said getting "shot a few days before Xmas def wasn't on my wish list", explaining that the "bullet broke my arm", and "shattered it".
Photos he shared included an X-ray which appeared to show his broken bones, a long wound with a line of stitches along the length of his arm, and bullet damage to his car.
Horton also said he felt "blessed" he was not seriously hurt, and he would "bounce right back".
"I just wanted to remind y'all and myself to keep god first," he added.
Pulp Fiction star Jackson commented on his post, writing: "Glad you're still with us, (tough) stuff!!! Good thing you're covered by the all mighty. Hoping you heal quickly and (as) painlessly as possible. Stay blessed."
Empire actress Serayah McNeill, Saints And Sinners actor Christian Keyes, The Flight Attendant's Griffin Matthews and Everybody Hates Chris star Imani Hakim all sent their love to Horton.
McNeill wrote: "Wow! I'm so glad you're here and on your road to recovery."
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In hit Netflix series Dear White People, Horton portrays a gay student who works for a student newspaper and becomes interested in covering Logan Browning's character's outspoken college radio show - where she discusses issues of race.
Horton also starred in action movie Dirt, fantasy romance Endless, drama Burning Sands, and horror American Horror Story: 1984.
Born in Houston, Horton moved to Saudi Arabia when he was 10, returning to the US after he finished secondary school.
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