'The Wire' actor shares health update on son who was critically injured in tornado
"The Wire" actor Tray Chaney is sharing a health update on his teen son, who was hospitalized after being injured in a recent tornado outbreak in Georgia.
Chaney, who is best known for his role as Malik "Poot" Carr in the drama series, says his son Malachi Chaney has been transferred out of a hospital intensive care unit after he was critically injured in a tornado that damaged the family's home in Locust Grove, Georgia, last week.
In an Instagram post Wednesday, Chaney called his son a "warrior" and his "hero, explaining that Malachi had to be treated in the ICU for five days.
"Did 5 days in ICU. NOW WE OUTTA ICU. Still gotta remain in the hospital for a whole other process (who knows how long) BUT You talking Progress….LIKE YOUR MY HERO!" the actor wrote in the caption.
In the caption of an Instagram post the day prior, which featured a video message for Malachi from former basketball superstar Shaquille O'Neal, Chaney wrote, "Malachi 😎 smile just lit this entire room up & he's making progress. We got a long road to recovery but he is stable alert & just fighting to get 100 better! Going toe to toe with a tornado 🌪️ & making it out alive living & breathing ain't no joke. This is GOD ENERGY this is SUPERHERO ENERGY."
Chaney previously revealed that Malachi was injured after being "thrown 300 feet from his room" when the tornado struck their home.
"He's fighting hard still in ICU ... broken ribs, bone in his face is fractured," Chaney told ABC News previously. "I can't get myself together right now, I wish it were me who was in the ICU rather than him. I don't want him experiencing any pain."
An EF-2 tornado, with extreme winds between 111-135 mph, tore threw Henry County in Georgia on May 29, Atlanta ABC affiliate WSB-TV reported.
