E!Online Spoiler Chat with Kristin Dos Santos has the scoop on whether Alaric is alive or dead? Sort of.

@JDale4 OMG… I absolutely can’t believe she shot Alaric… please tell me he is alive? Any scoop??
We can’t spill whether Alaric is still alive on The Vampire Diaries, but we can tell you that Matt Davis seems to still be in Atlanta, so all hope is not lost!