The man who Aaron Hernandez allegedly shot in the face was ordered on Friday to appear before a grand jury in Massachusetts. Authorities in Gainesville, Fla., meanwhile, announced the former New England Patriots star wasn't involved in a 2007 shooting.
Alexander Bradley, the alleged victim and a resident of Connecticut, was ordered by a Superior Court judge in Hartford, Conn., to appear before a grand jury in Massachusetts. Bradley had been contesting the interstate subpoena, claiming he needed to return to Florida for medical treatment, according to the Associated Press.
The judge in Connecticut dismissed Bradley's claim and ordered him to appear on July 17 in Fall River, Mass.
Bradley filed a lawsuit in June claiming that Hernandez shot him in the face. The incident allegedly happened in February after the two argued in a Miami nightclub. Bradley asserts he was shot in the face and consequently lost the use of his eye. When questioned by police at the time, Bradley was uncooperative and said he did not know who had shot him.
While Hernandez deals with the lawsuit, the murder charge in the death of Odin Lloyd and the active investigation into his possible involvement in an unsolved 2012 double homicide, the beleaguered 23-year-old can at least expect no charges from Florida any time soon.
After a "thorough investigation," police in Gainesville, Fla., ruled Hernandez out as a possible suspect in a 2007 shooting, USA Today Sports reported.
"The description of the shooter was a black male. It was not even remotely close to Mr. Hernandez's color or build," a Gainesville police spokesman told USA Today Sports last week. "We did a thorough investigation at that point, and it did not lead to him whatsoever."
Question of Hernandez's involvement was raised again when ESPN reported on Wednesday that investigators in Massachusetts were curious about the case. ESPN obtained the police report, which contained a statement from a witness saying there were two suspects, one who matched Hernandez's description.
The witness later rescinded his identification. Hernandez, then 17, was contacted by police around the time of the incident, but he invoked his right to an attorney.
Although it remains an active investigation, the police department will not re-investigate Hernandez in the case, according to USA Today Sports.
