Ole Miss freshman football player Corey Adams was killed in a shooting in Tennessee, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office announced Sunday. Law enforcement officials found Adams with a gunshot wound inside a vehicle at an intersection in Cordova on the outskirts of Memphis late Saturday, the sheriff's office said in a statement.

Corey Adams, a defensive end for Ole Miss, died in Cordova, according to an announcement from the program and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.

The investigation into the shooting death of Ole Miss football freshman Corey Adams is ongoing, police said during a news conference July 21.