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One of the survivors of the shooting at the University of Virginia says he hopes to return to the school's football program once he makes a full recovery, according to his father.
Running back Mike Hollins is in the hospital recovering from a shot to the back by a former teammate after a trip to Washington, D.C.
His father - Mike Hollins Sr. - says his son would be discharged from UVA University Hospital 'at some point this weekend or early next week', Hollins Sr. said via The Athletic. Hollins Sr. added that his son is walking and showering on his own and that doctors expect him to fully recover within two to three months.
'He'll be fully recovered,' Hollins Sr. said. 'He's not going to stop playing football. It's not in him. He's not a quitter.'
Mike Hollins (R) is recovering and plans on returning to play football for Virginia when healthy
Christopher Darnell Jones Jr.,22, is alleged to have killed three members of the football team but was already known to police having been on their radar since September
Hollins was one of at least four Virginia Cavaliers football players who were shot after the class trip to the nation's capital to see a play based on the story of Emmett Till.
The wounds Hollins suffered caused damage to his kidneys and small intestine - requiring multiple surgeries, his mother
