The Baylor football team announced on Wednesday that defensive lineman Alex Foster has died unexpectedly, and police have since revealed the cause of death for the 18-year-old.
The Washington County Coroner’s Office in Mississippi says Foster was found early Wednesday morning with multiple gunshot wounds in a car in his hometown of Greenville, Miss.
According to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, the Greenville Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at 12:11 a.m. Wednesday and found a single male victim — later identified as Foster — with multiple gunshot wounds in his car. Foster was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead shortly after.
No arrests have been made in the shooting.
Greenville Mayor Errick D. Simmons said in a recent public address that there has been a “surge in violent crimes” within the community. Simmons said there have been multiple shootings and “senseless killings” in Greenville and implemented a curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. in an attempt to address the issue. The mayor has also ordered all late-night establishments to close by midnight.
Foster, a 6-foot-5, 292-pound defensive lineman, played in high school at Joseph Catholic School in Madison, Mississippi. He took a redshirt year last season but was expected to play a role for Baylor’s defense this year.
Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades and head coach Dave Aranda both issued statements on Wednesday addressing Foster’s death.
