$10K reward in college player's shooting at New Year's party

SEVERN, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland are offering up to $10,000 for information about a shooting that paralyzed a college football player and wounded a 17-year-old.

The Capital Gazette reported Friday that the shooting happened at a New Year's Eve party in Severn, south of Baltimore.

Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, confirmed that Larry Aaron, a 19-year-old redshirt freshman defensive tackle, was among the victims.

His mother, Melissa Aaron, told The Herald-Dispatch in Huntington that her son was paralyzed by a bullet lodged in his spine. Aaron is from Columbia, Maryland.

A 17-year-old male was also shot. The Anne Arundel County Police Department said anyone with recordings, photographs or information should contact police.

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Information from: The Capital, http://www.capitalgazette.com/