On Saturday afternoon, the college football world received heartbreaking news when a player passed away.
Lenoir-Rhyne sophomore Omari Alexander passed away on Friday night in an off-campus shooting, according to multiple reports. He was just 19 years old.
Per WRALsportsfan.com, Hickory police found Alexander unresponsive in a parked car after midnight. He had multiple gunshot wounds and his car was still running, according to police.
Alexander was a tight end and was coming off redshirting as a freshman during the 2020-21 season.
The University tweeted out the news on Saturday morning and confirmed that they will not have any further comment at this time.
Lenoir-Rhyne is grieving the loss of Omari Alexander, a 19-year-old sophomore from Concord, NC and member of the football team, who was killed overnight in an off-campus incident in Hickory. Out of respect for his family, the university will have no further comment at this time. pic.twitter.com/JDP6nIIqVa
— Lenoir-Rhyne University (@lenoirrhyne) November 20, 2021
“Lenoir-Rhyne is grieving the loss of Omari Alexander, a 19-year-old sophomore from Concord, NC and member of the football team, who was killed overnight in an off-campus incident in Hickory,” the school said in a statement. “Out of respect for his family, the university will have no further comment at this time.”
Our thoughts are with the Alexander family and Lenoir-Rhyne community.
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