Carl Landry assaulted, shot in the leg (out 1-2 weeks)

Athletes are a big target...it sucks but this is gonna get Landry on HBO Real Sports...

and according to what i just heard...they shot at Carl...and CL ran...the gunmen ran after CL for a bit then gave up on the chase...if thats the case, they tried to kill this dude.

 

any liberal or conservative stances on gun control/immigration/whatever should be taken out of this thread.

the city of houston is neither overwhelmingly democratic nor republican, so "i know better than thou" attitudes just sound self-righteous.

anyways, here's to landry's speedy recovery.

 

So, they are saying now on 610 that Landry's car was hit twice by the same vehicle that had the shooter/shooters in it. After which Carl went looking for help on foot rather than calling 911... Correct me if I'm wrong.

If that is the case though, it sounds like he was targeted, and might know who/why.

 

jeez, someone's after this guy(probably jazz fans...jk). thank the Lord he was ok though

 

there are still a lot of conflicting reports it seems. khou went so far to identify the make and model of the gunmen's car b/c it apparently was abandoned at the scene.

most other sources say they drove off.

 

i'm sure they do. u just dont kno about it. if japan (the safest country in the world) has random shootings every once in a while then poland probably does too.

 

They need to get some info on this woman...they could have tried to set this brother up.

 

what i wanna know is what kind of car Laundry drives.... if he drives a super nice car and all G'ed up, that'll bring unwanted attention to him

 

Updated story on chron.com

Rockets' Landry shot in leg near downtown Houston
Incident followed return from team's New Orleans trip
By FRAN BLINEBURY and MIKE GLENN
Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle
March 17, 2009, 2:23PM

Houston Rockets forward Carl Landry suffered a gunshot wound to his lower left leg early this morning in a possible drive-by shooting or failed robbery near downtown, police said.

Landry, 25, was released after treatment at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.

"We are very thankful and relieved that Carl’s injuries were relatively minor and that he is doing well," Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey said in a statement. "Carl was the victim of an apparent random act of violence early this morning after the team arrived from New Orleans. We are in the process of working with authorities to gather more information."

Morey called the leg injury a surface wound in Landry's left calf and said the player also suffered a dislocated finger on his left hand. He said Landry is expected to be able to play in one to three weeks.

The incident happened in the 2900 block of Leeland, a short distance southeast of downtown, about 2:30 a.m., Houston police said this afternoon. A preliminary report issued this morning had indicated that the shooting happened almost two hours later.

"Everyone is very happy Carl is OK," Morey said later today. "He came out of this with relatively minor injuries. From what we can understand, he was very lucky; obviously unlucky with the situation that happened to him, but he came out without anything major."

Landry and the rest of the Rockets had just returned from New Orleans after their 95-84 victory over the Hornets. The team's charter flight landed at Hobby Airport shortly after midnight, according to a team spokesman.

"Dr. (Tom) Clanton (the Rockets team physician) examined him early," Morey said. "I was in the hospital with Carl. It looks like a minor injury and he'll be out one to three weeks. Right now, we're focused on him and his family and the fact that he's OK; that's where our players' hearts are as well. I can't answer any detailed questions because it's an ongoing investigation."

According to Senior Officers D.W. Arnold and R.A. Moreno of the Houston police homicide division, Landry was driving southbound on Leeland with a female passenger when a gray Honda Civic, traveling northbound, swerved into Landry's lane and sideswiped his sport-utility vehicle.

Landry made a partial U-turn near Palmer Street and the Honda also turned around and again struck Landry's SUV, causing it to hit a wooden utility pole and stop, the officers said.

After Landry got out, two men got out of the Honda and one of them pulled a pistol from his back pocket and fired twice, police said. After being hit, Landry ran for help, they said.

The two men ran after Landry for a short distance before giving up and running away, police said. The woman in Landry's SUV was not injured, they said.

Landry described the attackers as Hispanic men in their early to mid-20s, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 150 to 160 pounds. They had short black hair and wore all-black clothing, he said.

Police asked that anyone with information about the men call the homicide division at 713-308-3974 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS. All callers to Crime Stoppers remain anonymous.

"It's frightening for anybody. Everybody knows Carl and why the city loves him." Morey said. "He's a happy, upbeat guy. It was one of those situations where everyone takes stock. I think he's going to get through it because he's very positive, but I think he was very frightened."

Landry, in his second professional season with the Rockets, had played 23 minutes, totaling 12 points and six rebounds, and played a key role in the Rockets’ win at New Orleans. He is averaging 9.3 points and 5 rebounds this season.

 

I see that point...but if two cars are going in the opposite direction, they ain't about to damage the car...

It's gonna come out...imo, Carl was set up.

 

some local news websites (maybe khou) show landy's car on a tow truck. it appeared to be a black SUV; don't know what kind. but it definitly wasn't a rolls royce, as others have speculated.

 

Thank God this didn't end tragically like Sean Taylor.

 

Where is it stated that there is a woman involved?

 

YIKES

I guess that might explain why he didn't call 911 immediately.

 

holy **** that is scary stuff, especially with the two guys chasing him. thank god hes alright.

 

Look in the chron report bruh...

 

Best comment I heard was on the Chronicle's web site--if they catch these guys they should leave them in an interrogation room with Ron Artest for an hour.

 

Pretty scary, but did Landry just up and leave the woman he was with and ran off by himself? Luckily she's unhurt, but she could have been left to be raped as well.