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Dear White People star DeRon Horton reveals he was SH๏τ in the arm and says he’s lucky not to be ‘paralyzed’

Dear White People star DeRon Horton reveals he was SH๏τ in the arm and says he’s lucky not to be ‘paralyzed’

The actor DeRon Horton revealed that he had been sH๏τ just a few days before Christmas in a shocking Instagram post from Thursday.

The 32-year-old actor, who is best known for stints on Netflix’s Dear White People and American Horror Story: 1984, shared a pH๏τo of himself in a hospital bed as he recovered from a gunsH๏τ wound to his right arm.

In his caption, he mentioned that he was lucky to have only been hit in the arm, as he easily could have been killed or ‘paralyzed’ if the bullet had traveled a few inches to the side.

DailyMail.com has reached out to Horton’s representative for comment. 

DeRon received plenty of well wishes in the comments, including from fellow stars Samuel L. Jackson and Issa Rae.

‘Gettin sH๏τ a few days before Xmas def wasn’t on my wish list,’ he joked in his caption. 

Dear White People actor DeRon Horton, 32, revealed Thursday that he had been sH๏τ in the arm just days before Christmas. He shared a pH๏τo of himself in a hospital bed on Instagram

Dear White People actor DeRon Horton, 32, revealed Thursday that he had been sH๏τ in the arm just days before Christmas. He shared a pH๏τo of himself in a hospital bed on Instagram

The television star said that some had ‘sH๏τ thru the car’ at him, though he didn’t clarify if he was being targeted or if he was merely the victim of a random shooting.

He added that the ‘bullet broke [his] arm’ and ‘shattered’ the bones at the wound site. 

But Horton tried to keep things in perspective and focused on how much worse it could have been under slightly different circumstances. 

‘I’m Blessed dawg to not be in a casket or paralyzed Lord Thank You,’ he wrote.

He added that he had been discharged from the hospital and was ‘now healing.’

DeRon wasn’t as happy about having to live with a plate and screws in his arm to help the bones regrow properly, as it prevented him from being able to ‘workout for a minute.’

‘BUT it coulda been worse!’ he admitted.

Horton seemed to be on the upswing, as he said he wasn’t looking for sympathy because he expected to ‘bounce right back,’ declaring: ‘I feel amazing.’ 

The television star said that some had 'sH๏τ thru the car' at him, and that the 'bullet broke [his] arm' and 'shattered' the bones at the wound site. The long wound had been sтιтched up and held тιԍнт with strips of tape

The television star said that some had ‘sH๏τ thru the car’ at him, and that the ‘bullet broke [his] arm’ and ‘shattered’ the bones at the wound site. The long wound had been sтιтched up and held тιԍнт with strips of tape

DeRon also shared a pH๏τo of a computer monitor showing an X-ray of his arm that detailed where his bone had been shattered into multiple pieces

DeRon also shared a pH๏τo of a computer monitor showing an X-ray of his arm that detailed where his bone had been shattered into multiple pieces

Horton is best known for stints on Netflix's Dear White People and American Horror Story: 1984; pictured in 2019 in LA

Horton is best known for stints on Netflix’s Dear White People and American Horror Story: 1984; pictured in 2019 in LA

The actor concluded by reminding his fans — and himself — to ‘Keep God first!’  

‘Stay Alert n Grateful for Everything. the devil can’t stop s*** when you walk w God,’ he warned.

Included in his post was a pH๏τo of the inside of his right arm, which had been thoroughly cleaned at the point.

It had a long incision mark running two-thirds of the way from his wrist to the crook of his arm. It was held together with black sтιтches, as well as thin strips of tape.

The slit wasn’t from the initial gunsH๏τ wound, but from the subsequent surgery to repair the damage and pin the shattered bone back together. 

DeRon also shared a pH๏τo of a computer monitor showing an X-ray of his arm that detailed where his bone had been shattered into multiple pieces.

Samuel L. Jackson, who worked with Horton on The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, shared well wishes with the junior actor.

‘Glad you’re still with us, Tuff Stuff!!!’ he wrote. ‘Good thing you’re covered by the All mighty. Hoping you heal quickly & painlessly as possible. Stay Blessed.’

Insecure co-creator and star Issa Rae added: ‘So glad you’re okay.’ 

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