He's been moved from Mission Hospital to a facility out-of-state that specializes in spinal injuries. Doctors are hoping to get Ventura breathing independently and into intensive physical therapy soon. 21 phone call that Ventura's condition has continued to improve, but that he still requires a ventilator to breathe and is paralyzed from the shoulders down. He has since regained partial control of his breathing and movement in his shoulders, the page said. He was initially paralyzed from the neck down and unable to breathe on his own. In a GoFundMe page set up to support medical expenses, Glenn explained that the bullet shattered parts of Ventura's spine and severed his spinal cord. He was waiting outside for his friends, who had caught an Uber from another club, to pick him up just before 2 a.m. when an unknown assailant reportedly drove by and fired into the crowd.Īlthough there were many people out, Ventura appears to have been the only person hit. Glenn said Ventura had attended Scandals Nightclub, located at 11 Grove Street in a building that houses two other entertainment venues. 5, Ventura was visiting Asheville from Los Angeles for a college friend’s wedding, according to Ezra Glenn, who identified himself as Ventura’s partner. The lone victim in a downtown shooting on Oct. ASHEVILLE - Pedro Ventura was in town for one night.
