Former Mizzou women’s basketball player recovering after shooting
Update 12/28: A GoFundMe page for former Mizzou women’s basketball player Juanita Robinson has been set up with a $10,000 goal after she was shot four times in Chicago while visiting family for the holidays.
In the page description, Robinson describes what happened to her and explains that her insurance will not cover the costs of necessary surgeries, hospital care and rehabilitation.
Robinson tweeted last night that she has been moved from the intensive care unit to a bigger room and has a surgery scheduled for 11 a.m. today.
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Update 12:45 a.m.: A person with knowlege of the situation confirmed former Mizzou women’s basketball guard Juanita Robinson was shot in her hometown of Chicago on Christmas Eve.
Robinson was getting a backpack out of her car when another vehicle pulled up and a suspect shot her. Robinson was hit once in the lower back and three times in the leg, with one of the bullets hitting a major artery that caused severe bleeding.
Robinson is recovering in the hospital after going through surgery. There is still no word on her condition, but she is said to be stable.
Below is the original story.
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COLUMBIA– Former Mizzou guard Juanita Robinson was reportedly shot over the weekend.
Danielle Lerner of the Louisville Courier-Journal reported Robinson was shot on Christmas Eve.
Awful news: Former #Mizzou guard Juanita Robinson was shot Saturday afternoon. https://t.co/XQFJpg1vYh
— Danielle Lerner (@danielle_lerner) December 25, 2016
Robinson is a native of Chicago. ABC 17 went through multiple media reports and found only one report of a college-aged female shot in Chicago on Christmas Eve. According to Chicago police, a 22-year old female was leaving her car when an unknown gray-colored vehicle approached the victim. The suspects fired shots from the inside of the vehicle. The woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Police did not confirm the identity of the victim.
Robinson, who played for Mizzou from 2014 to 2016, is stable after getting through surgery, according to Mizzou Women’s Basketball. ABC 17 also called a Chicago hospital, which also confirmed a patient who goes by Juanita Robinson is currently stable.
Mizzou guard Sophie Cunningham asked MU fans to support her former teammate.
Mizzou nation plz keep @JuaJua23 in your prayers very much needed right now!!!
— Sophie Cunningham (@sophaller) December 25, 2016 Stay with ABC 17 for more information on this developing story.
