WACO, Texas (KWKT) – A Baylor football player has died, the Texas university confirmed Wednesday.

Alex Foster, a freshman from Greenville, Mississippi, died in his home state, Baylor Athletics said.

The Washington County Coroner's Office confirmed to the Associated Press, ESPN, and the Clarion Ledger that Foster, 18, died after being shot early Wednesday morning.

Greenville Police told the outlets that officers were called to a reported shooting shortly after midnight and found a male victim inside his car with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.

Police have not identified the victim but said the investigation remains ongoing.

The shooting was part of a “surge in violent crimes” that threatens the community, Greenville Mayor Errick D. Simmon

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