Ole Miss freshman Adams, 18, killed in shooting

Ole Miss freshman shot subordinate Corey Adams was killed Saturday nighttime successful a shooting successful Tennessee.

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said Adams, 18, died astatine the country successful Cordova, Tennessee, conscionable extracurricular of Memphis. Four different men were changeable extracurricular a residence and taken to country hospitals. None are listed successful captious condition.

Adams was a antiaircraft lineman from New Orleans who enrolled astatine Ole Miss this winter. He doubly earned all-state honors for Edna Karr High School.

"While our programme is trying to header with this tragic loss, our thoughts are with his loved ones during this incredibly hard time," Ole Miss said successful a connection posted connected societal media. "Out of respect for his family, we volition not beryllium commenting further astatine this time. We inquire the Ole Miss assemblage to support Corey successful their thoughts and respect the privateness of everyone involved."

Shelby County sheriff's deputies responded to the country Saturday nighttime and stopped a car successful an intersection adjacent wherever the shooting occurred. They recovered Adams wrong and provided life-saving measures until the accomplishment of Shelby County occurrence personnel, who pronounced him dead.