Perth student shot in ‘botched drug deal’ in New Orleans released from hospital
Australians Jake Rovacsek and Toben Clements were shot in New Orleans.
A Perth student shot in New Orleans has been released from hospital and is expected to return home soon.
Toben Clements, 21, and his friend Jake Rovacsek, 23, were shot in the chest and stomach in a suburb of New Orleans earlier this month in what police believe was a botched drug deal. They were on a holiday following the Intercollegiate Mining Games in Montana.
Curtin University vice-chancellor Deborah Terry said on Friday one of the students had been discharged from hospital, but did not identify which one.
The other student remains in hospital, with his family by his side.
Professor Sam Spearing, who travelled to New Orleans to support the students, has also returned to Western Australia.
Police are still investigating the shooting.
There have been 30 homicides and more than 100 shootings in New Orleans this year.
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