Former Notre Dame and NFL running back Cierre Wood faces a charge of first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter, Las Vegas police said Thursday. Both initially were charged with first-degree child abuse and neglect, but an online inmate database showed that the murder charge had been added against Wood. A native of Bloomington, Calif., Wood played three seasons for the Fighting Irish, recording 2,447 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns. The Bills signed Wood for the following season but he was placed on injured reserve in October 2015 with a torn ACL. Wood signed with the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats in March 2017 and was traded to the Montreal Alouettes that May.

Source: Fox News April 12, 2019 02:03 UTC