JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Family members confirmed to News4Jax that former NFL player Louis Nix III has died. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sent out a tweet at 8 p.m. Saturday, saying they located Nix without saying where or how he was found. Nix’s brother told News4Jax later Saturday night that Nix is “gone.”**UPDATE: The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has located Louis Nix. NOTRE DAME Nation: Let’s all do our best to reach out and connect with Louis Nix. The Sheriff’s Office said they’re still searching for two suspects in the case -- two men that Nix said he didn’t know.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A day after Louis Nix was shot while filling his tires at a Jacksonville gas station, he tells News4Jax he’s “getting through it” and hopes it “doesn’t happen to anyone else.”The Jacksonville football star, who played at Raines High School and went on to Notre Dame, was shot at the Gate gas station off Airport Center Drive on Tuesday night. Nix, who recorded a video of himself as he was pulled into an ambulance, told News4Jax that he feared he wouldn’t live to see another day. ORIGINAL STORY: 2 men sought after Jacksonville football star shot at gas station“At the time, I would say, I felt close to death,” he said. Nix says while pumping air, two men walked up him, flashing a light in his eye. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says they’re still searching for two suspects in the case -- two men that Nix says he doesn’t know.