Former Notre Dame DL Louis Nix III SHOT in Florida

Former Notre Dame DL Louis Nix III SHOT in Florida

Former Notre Dame DL Louis Nix III SHOT in Florida!

According to reports Louis Nix III was shot in the chest in a horrifying incident in Florida. Read on for more details about Louis Nix III SHOT…

CelebnSports247.com reports that the former star Notre Dame defensive lineman luckily survived the shooting.

Cops in Jacksonville, say they responded to a gunfire call at around 9 PM Tuesday at a local gas station … and found former star Notre Dame defensive lineman Louis Nix III lying wounded on the ground.

Officers say emergency medical personnel immediately rushed Nix to the hospital … and there, a doctor told them Nix had said he appeared to be the victim of an attempted robbery.

In the police report, obtained by Jacksonville.com, cops say doctors told them Nix said, “the suspects put a flashlight into his face” and said something along the lines of “give me…” to him.

Former Notre Dame DL Louis Nix III SHOT in Florida

Officers say doctors told them Nix felt a gunshot to the chest when he pushed one of the suspects away.

In a video Nix recorded and posted to social media shortly after the incident … you can see he was terrified about possibly losing his life due to the injuries.

In the clip, Nix — who had a heavy bandage on his chest — said, “If I don’t make it, I really do love everybody.”

Thankfully, in an update Nix posted to his official Facebook page on Wednesday, the 29-year-old said he’s doing better.

Nix said:

I’m alive everyone. The bullet that hit me ricocheted off my sternum into my lung. Surgery is the next step so keep praying for me.

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