Former WKU basketball player Cliff Dixon was shot and killed near Atlanta Thursday morning, according to the Chamblee Police Department.
According to his Instagram, Dixon was set to celebrate his birthday at the SL Lounge in Chamblee, Georgia. The 32-year-old former Hilltopper was shot multiple times in the parking lot of the nightclub at around 1:17 a.m., according to a press release provided to the Herald by Chamblee PD.
"First responders administered aid, and the victim was transported to Grady Hospital where medical staff advised that he had succumbed to his injuries," the release stated.