Dear White People’s DeRon Horton was shot in the arm before Christmas

Dear white people‘S The Ron Horton is focused on his recovery after recently being involved in a shooting.

‘First of all. I want to praise God for covering and protecting me to get out of this situation and countless others,” Horton, 32, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, January 16. “Everyone who watched me and called me, especially my family and friends. I love you, thank you.”

Horton uploaded several photos of his injury, including an X-ray showing the bullet lodged in his arm.

“Getting shot a few days before Christmas was definitely not on my bucket list 😂🎅🏽,” he continued. “But it happened when the car shot at me. The bullet broke my arm and shattered everything, ox type… But I’m blessed not to be in a coffin or paralyzed.”

Horton noted that he wasn’t focused on “healing,” adding, “I have a plate and screws in my mf arm so I can’t exercise for a minute, which I’m mad about, BUT it could have been worse are! And I don’t need any sympathy. I bounce right back. I feel great 💯💯.”

He concluded, “I wanted to remind you and myself to keep God first! Stay alert and grateful for everything. the devil can’t stop you from walking with God🙏🏽.”

The actor received an outpouring of support in the comments section from his former co-stars including Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkinswhich appeared Dear white people. “Thank GOD for your life. I’m so glad you’re doing well,” she wrote.

Logan Browninganother fellow star from the Netflix series, left an emotional message that read: “Dear God, thank you for protecting my special Deron ❤️‍🩹.”

Samuel L Jacksonwho worked with Horton The Last Days of Ptolemy GrayI also approached him. “Glad you’re still with us, Tuff Stuff!!! It’s a good thing you’re covered by the Almighty 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿,” he replied. “I hope you heal as quickly and painlessly as possible 👊🏾👊🏾. Stay blessed🫵🏾‼️.”

Before you play Lionel Dear white peopleaired from 2017 to 2021, Horton booked roles in Roman J. Israel, Esq., American Vandal, American Horror Story, Bad Hair, Endless and Bliss. Horton previously reflected on how his career allowed him to share the screen Denzel Washington in Roman J. Israel, Esq.

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“I feel like he kind of changed my life, saved my life,” he said The Hollywood Reporter in 2018. “I will say that he and other people that I really look up to and to see this person in real life and just know in my high school brain, I was like, ‘I just hope that one day I’ll be like him ‘ ‘, and I’m sitting here looking at him.’

Horton was honored to spend time with Washington on set.

“I want to look at the stars, I want to ask him two thousand questions, but now I also want to be as good as him and try to create this scene,” he said. “So it was very tough, but we had to talk about a lot of things. We talked about Shakespeare, we talked about God, we talked about love, making mistakes and all that, but it was a really humbling experience for me.