A University of Mississippi football player was killed Saturday night in a shooting in Tennessee, according to law enforcement.
Corey Adams, a freshman at Ole Miss, was one of five people shot. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of gunfire outside a residence on Fern Gland Cove in Cordova around 10:15 p.m. That’s where they found Adams, who was pronounced deceased after life-saving measures were attempted.
“When deputies arrived at the intersection of Forest Hill-Irene and Walnut Grove, they stopped a vehicle, finding an adult male gunshot victim,” the sheriff’s office noted in a social media post early Sunday morning. “They provided life-saving measures until Shelby Couty Fire arrived. Shelby County Fire personnel later pronounced the victim deceased on the scene.”
“SCSO detectives have identified the victim in last night’s homicide as 18-year-old Corey Adams of New Orleans, Louisiana. The investigation is ongoing,” a later update shared by the agency read.
Adams was the only fatality from the incident. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said four other adult males were transported to local hospitals by private vehicles and are listed in non-critical condition.
According to the University of Mississippi’s athletics site, Adams was a defensive end who enrolled this past January and was majoring in freshman studies. A three-star prospect out of Edna Karr High School in New Orleans, he was heading into his first collegiate season.
The Edna Karr football program remembered Adams as “a friend, brother, son, student, and all around great young man,” while the University of Mississippi football program released the following:
“We are devastated that Corey Adams, a freshman on the team, passed away last night in Cordova, Tennessee. While our program is trying to cope with this tragic loss, our thoughts are with his loved ones during this incredible difficult time. Out of respect for the family, we will not be commenting further at this time. We ask the Ole Miss community to keep Corey in their thoughts and respect the privacy of everyone involved.”
Law enforcement officials have not named any suspects at this time.
