DeRon Horton, one of the series regulars on Netflix Dear White Peopleis recovering from a gunshot wound that broke his arm.
The 32-year-old actor took to Instagram on Thursday to post harrowing details of the incident as well as graphic photos of his injury at the hospital, including the gunshot wound, his bloodied arm, a long incision and a series of stitches on his forearm. Although he would not provide the location of the shooting, Horton said it happened a few days before the Christmas holiday.
“I want to give credit to God for covering and protecting me to help me get through this situation and countless others. Everyone who checked on me and greeted me, especially my family and friends. I love you all, thank you,” posted Horton, whose last professional acting credit came with a role in the film starring Samuel L. Jackson. The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray for Apple TV+. “Gettin shot a few days before Christmas was definitely not on my wish list 😂🎅🏽 but it happened. (Bastard) shot me through the car, bullet broke my arm, broke everything, kind of shit. But I’m blessed, man, that I’m not in a coffin or paralyzed, Lord, thank you.
Horton revealed he was released from the hospital and “healing” with a plate and screws in his arm. He advises others to “stay vigilant” and grateful for everything. “The devil can’t stop anything when you walk with God,” he adds.
Jackson is among the many well-wishes in Horton’s comments section, offering: “Glad you’re still with us, Tuff Stuff.” Fortunately you are covered by the Almighty. Hoping you heal as quickly and painlessly as possible. Actor Keith Powers added: “Thank God you’re a good brother. speedy recovery. »
Horton had racked up a long list of Hollywood credits before his breakout role in Justin Simien’s film. Dear White People. He starred alongside Denzel Washington in Roman J. Israel, Esq.played Lou Carter in the series American Vandalwas a series regular on the 2019 episode of American Horror Storyand was seen in Bad hair, endless And Happiness.
Once he sat down with The Hollywood Reporter for one Dear White People interview in which he spoke about his work with Washington, whom he credits with changing the trajectory of his life. “I feel like he changed my life somewhat, saved my life. I will say that him and other people that I really admire and seeing that person in the flesh and knowing in my high school brain, I was like, “I just hope to be like him one day,” and I I I’m sitting here watching it.
He added: “I want to stargaze, I want to ask him 2,000 questions but I also want to be as good as him right now and try to create that scene. So it was very difficult but we had to talk about a lot of things. We talked about Shakespeare, God, love, making mistakes and stuff like that, but it was a really humbling experience for me.
The Hollywood Reporter has contacted Horton directly for additional comment on the shooting.
