Former Notre Dame star Louis Nix found dead at 29
Former Notre Dame star defensive tackle Louis Nix was found dead on Saturday after he was previously reported missing, members of his family told two Jacksonville television stations.
He was 29.
“We are saddened by the loss of one of our own, Louis Nix III,” Notre Dame said in a statement on Sunday morning. “We send our deepest condolences and love to his family, friends and football brotherhood.”
We are saddened by the loss of one of our own, Louis Nix III. We send our deepest condolences and love to his family, friends and football brotherhood.
Forever in our hearts, Big Lou. ☘️https://t.co/0BASrBU77z pic.twitter.com/NVKQZeOW1t
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) February 28, 2021
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According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Nix was last seen leaving his father’s residence on Wednesday morning. On Saturday evening, in the wake of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office issuing an advisory earlier that day saying it was attempting to locate Nix, the JSO announced Nix had been found, but did not go into detail on his condition.
**UPDATE: The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has located Louis Nix. Thank you to all who shared his photo and information.** pic.twitter.com/bhyz9W56Um
— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) February 28, 2021
However, CBS/Fox affiliate Action News Jax reported that Nix’s mother confirmed Nix had died. WJXT TV-4 reported Nix’s death according to family members, citing that Nix’s brother told WJXT TV-4 on Saturday night that Nix is “gone.â€
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Nix’s death comes nearly three months after he survived a shooting. He was shot while putting air in his tires at a gas station near the Jacksonville airport. He was shot in the chest, where the bullet hit off his sternum and went into his lung.
At the time Nix posted a video that went viral as he was transported to the hospital.
