Missouri State football lost a teammate Saturday night when freshman tailback Richard Nelson was shot and killed in his hometown of Las Vegas.
Nathan O’Neal of NBC KSNV News 3 in Las Vegas reported that Nelson was trying to break up a fight that escalated on the street.
A former teammate of Nelson's at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas tweeted that Nelson 'died a hero while protecting his sister from three men who were jumping her.'
i want everyone to know that richard died a hero. he was protecting his sister from 3 men jumping her.