Suspect in shooting of Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy arrested in Kentucky

A 20-year-old man wanted in connection with the shooting of Missouri football star Ahmad Hardy at an outdoor concert in Mississippi has been arrested.

LAUREL, Miss. — A 20-year-old man wanted in connection with the shooting of Missouri football star Ahmad Hardy at an outdoor concert in Mississippi has been arrested.

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Rashodrick Harris of Wayne County, Mississippi, was taken into custody in Paducah, Kentucky, on Thursday night and was awaiting extradition, Sgt. Macon Davis of the Laurel Police Department said.

Hardy, an All-America running back and Doak Walker Award finalist for the Tigers, was shot in the upper leg on Sunday while attending the concert at a bike club in Laurel, about 90 minutes away from his hometown of Oma. At least one other person was injured.