The family of former Jacksonville Jaguars player Louis Nix III confirmed yesterday that he passed away.
According to Action News, the search for the former NFL star had been ongoing since last Wednesday. Authorities had closed off a portion of Broxton road to traffic as their crime scene unit explored the area near a pond along the road.
The dive team later retrieved a gray Hyundai sedan which matched the description police had given the media of Nix’s car.
Stephanie Wingfield, Nix’s mother, had spoken to Action News earlier in the day on Saturday before she knew her son had passed.
”I’m praying he’s OK, but this is out of the norm for him,” she told the news outlet. Hours later, the JSO confirmed that they had “located” the pro-athlete with a tweet.
Nix had been recovering from a shooting that occurred in December of 2020, not far from his home near the River City Market Place. Cellphone footage had captured the aftermath of the shooting where Nix said he was robbed while putting air in his tires.
Wingfield said her son had still been recovering from that incident, and she was worried about him after she had texted him on Tuesday without receiving a response.
“I want nobody to be in my shoes, I’m not saying something has happened to my son, prayerfully, I hope it has not, but just not knowing, you know, your kids is your kids,” Winfield said.
