NEW YORK – In a statement to CNN, Elizabeth
Price, Hisham Awartani's mother, revealed that the 20-year-old junior at
Brown University, scheduled to be released from the hospital next week, has been
paralyzed from the chest down after a bullet lodged in his spine. The family
has set up a GoFundMe page to assist with rehabilitation costs and related
expenses.
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“We believe that Hisham will meet this
challenge with the same determination I’ve witnessed this week,” Price stated.
“The fund will help cover costs associated with his rehabilitation, air travel
of his family, and expenses related to the adaptive needs of his new reality.”
Awartani, along with his friends Kinnan
Abdalhamid of Haverford College and Tahseen Ali Ahmad of Trinity College,
wereshot while on a walk in Burlington over Thanksgiving weekend. They were
conversing in English and Arabic, wearing traditional Palestinian scarves,
known as keffiyehs, during the attack, according to Burlington Police Chief Jon
Murad.
The suspect, 48-year-old Jason J. Eaton, has
been charged with three counts of attempted murder and pleaded not guilty.
Authorities are investigating whether the incident was
motivated by hate.
If the funds raised exceed Awartani's needs,
the surplus will be directed to a fund supporting other vulnerable
Palestinians, Price explained.
“We ask that you stand in solidarity with all
those who ache knowing the natural conclusion of dehumanization of any people
is hateful violence,” Price's statement reads.
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