May 29 (UPI) -- A Baylor defensive lineman for Baylor University died Wednesday following a shooting in Mississippi, according to his football team and reports.

"We are heartbroken by the unexpected passing of Alex Foster, a beloved teammate, friend and a cherished part of the Baylor family," Mack Rhoades IV, vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics at Baylor, and Dave Aranda, the school's football coach, said in a statement on Wednesday.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Alex's family and all those who loved him."

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Foster, 18, died early Wednesday at the Delta Health Center in Greenville, Miss., the Clarion Ledger reported.