Internal affairs finds policies violated by 4 officers in Louis Nix III death investigation
The Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office has completed its internal investigation into the actions of four officers on the night Louis Nix III the third was last heard from, and investigators have sustained complaints against all four officers.
Sources: JSO opens internal probe into officersโ actions on night Louis Nix III was last heard from
The Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office has opened an internal affairs investigation into officersโ actions on the night retired NFL player Louis Nix III was last heard from, multiple sources have told News4Jax.
Louis Nix III laid to rest
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Former NFL player Louis Nix III was laid to rest by his family and friends Saturday. Nixโs family and friends said their final goodbyes; most wearing his favorite color: purple. Nix was a standout at Raines High School, and eventually went on to play at Notre Dame. A vigil was held for Nix on March 13 near the pond. The family is still looking for answers as to what happened to Nix the night he died.
Family, friends remember life of former NFL player Louis Nix III at vigil
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Family and friends remembered the life of former NFL and Notre Dame football player Louis Nix III at a vigil Saturday. The vigil was held feet away from where a Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office dive team located Nixโs car weeks ago. Family and friends of Nix talked about how much of an impact he made on them at the vigil. READ: Louis Nix IIIโs girlfriend: โHeโs never gone. So many people loved him.โWingfield told News4Jax that Nixโs car was found upside just two weeks ago in the pond.
Louis Nix IIIโs mother: โI still canโt believe my babyโs goneโ
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Stephanie Wingfield, the mother of Jacksonville football standout Louis Nix III, told News4Jax on Tuesday sheโs planning her sonโs funeral. They donโt know.โWingfield said her suspicions started to increase that something was wrong when Nix stopped calling her. READ: Louis Nix IIIโs girlfriend: โHeโs never gone. On Monday, she was faced with the daunting task of identifying her sonโs body to the medical examiner. I still canโt believe my babyโs gone.
Louis Nix IIIโs girlfriend: โHeโs never gone. Heโs always here with meโ
His mother, Stephanie Wingfield, says Nixโs car was found in a pond near the River City Marketplace. AdAccording to Wingfield, her sonโs body was found not far from where the car was towed out of the pond. Reed said she and Nix met up Tuesday around 2:30 p.m. to talk at a park. โWe went and got food went back to the park and that was pretty much the last time I saw him.โAfter they met, Reed said they went separate ways. โI had texted him saying, โAre you gone?โ And he said, โNo Iโm not.
Family members want answers after death of Jacksonville football star Louis Nix III
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Family members of Louis Nix III said they want answers after the former NFL player was found dead. Even one of his former Notre Dame teammates was concerned when he received no calls or messages from Nix. Heโs going to call you and text you.โAntonio Nix also said he remembers police asking family if Louis Nix knew how to swim. Louis Nix, a longtime football star in Jacksonville, attended the University of Notre Dame after graduating from Raines. Louis Nix, calling himself โIrish Chocolate,โ was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
Jacksonville football star Louis Nix III found dead, family says
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Family members confirmed to News4Jax that former NFL player Louis Nix III has died. The Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office sent out a tweet at 8 p.m. Saturday, saying they located Nix without saying where or how he was found. Nixโs brother told News4Jax later Saturday night that Nix is โgone.โ**UPDATE: The Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office has located Louis Nix. NOTRE DAME Nation: Letโs all do our best to reach out and connect with Louis Nix. The Sheriffโs Office said theyโre still searching for two suspects in the case -- two men that Nix said he didnโt know.
2 men sought after Jacksonville football star shot at gas station
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ A former NFL player and Notre Dame star is recovering in the hospital after he was shot at a Jacksonville gas station. Louis Nix III, 29, was shot Tuesday evening around 9 p.m. at a Gate gas station on Airport Center Drive near Jacksonville International Airport, according to a Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office incident report. Wednesday morning, Nix told News4Jax by phone, โIโm doing well.โTalked to Louis on the phone. He was shot last night at gas station while pumping air in tires near Jacksonville International Airport. The two pictured suspects, identified as black males, shot the victim as they attempted to rob him near Airport Center and Main St.