Florida State freshman Ethan Pritchard shot, hospitalized - ESPN

Florida State freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard was shot Sunday night and is hospitalized in critical but stable condition in intensive care at a Tallahassee-area hospital, the school said Monday.

According to the Gadsden County Sheriff's Office, Pritchard was inside a vehicle outside an apartment building when the shooting happened Sunday night in Havana, Florida, which is about 16 miles from Tallahassee, near the Georgia state line. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

In its statement, Florida State said Pritchard was visiting family at the time he was shot.

«The Pritchard family is thankful for the support from so many people, as well as the care from first responders and medical professionals, and asks that their privacy be respected at this time,» the FSU statement said.

Pritchard, who is from Sanford, Florida, enrolled at Florida State over the summer but did not play in the Seminoles' season-opening victory against Alabama.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.