DeRon Horton, Netflix series regular dear white peoplewho suffered a broken arm from a gunshot wound and is currently recovering.

The 32-year-old actor posted harrowing details of the incident on Instagram on Thursday, along with photos of his injuries from the hospital, including gunshot wounds, a bleeding arm, long cuts and a series of stitches on his forearm. While Horton did not provide a location for the shooting, he did say it happened days before the Christmas holiday.

"I want to give glory to God for covering me and protecting me and getting me out of this situation and countless others. Everyone who checked on me and said hello, especially my family and friends. I love you and thank you," said Horton, whose final professional acting credit was a role in the film starring Samuel L. Jackson. Ptolemy Gray's last days Available on Apple TV+. “Getting shot a few days before Christmas was not on my bucket list 😂🎅🏽 but it happened. (Asshole) shot me and the bullet broke my arm and shattered everything. But I was Lucky, man, not in a coffin and not paralyzed, Lord, thank you.”

Horton revealed that he has been discharged from the hospital, has a plate and screws in his arm, and is "recovering." He warned others to "remain vigilant" and be grateful for everything. "When you walk with God, the devil can't stop you," he added.

Jackson was one of many to express well wishes in Horton's comments section, saying: "So glad you're still with us, Tuff Stuff. Luckily you have the protection of the Almighty. Hope you have a quick and painless recovery. Actor Keith Powers added: "Thank God you're a good brother. Get well soon."

Holden already had a long list of credits in Hollywood before landing his breakout role in Justin Simien's film Holden. dear white people. He stars opposite Denzel Washington Mr. Roman J. Israelwho plays Lou Carter american saboteura series regular in 2019 american horror storyand appear in bad hair hentai and Bliss.

Once he and hollywood reporter for a dear white people In the interview, he talked about his work with Washington, which he credits with changing the course of his life. "I feel like he changed my life in a way and saved my life. I would say he and other people that I respect a lot, when I saw who this guy was and when I was in high school I knew in my head, I was like, 'I just want to be like him one day,' and I'm sitting here looking at him."

He added: "I want to stare at the stars, I want to ask him 2,000 questions, but I also want to be as good as him now and try to create this scene. So it's really tough, but we have to talk about a lot of things. We talk about Shakespeare, We talk about God, we talk about love, making mistakes and stuff like that, but it was a very, very humbling experience for me.”

hollywood reporter Horton has been contacted directly for additional comment regarding the shooting.