UPDATE: The family of Nick Alexander has issued a statement confirming Alexander’s death.
36-year-old British man Nick Alexander, who was selling merchandise for American band the Eagles of Death Metal at their Paris show on Friday when the brutal attack took place, is feared dead, the Telegraph reports.
American ex-pat Helen Wilson reportedly told The Telegraph that Alexander was shot in front of her and she tried to keep him alive with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, however she lost track of him when emergency workers helped her out of the building.
On Nov 14 at 8:07 am, Polina Buckley posted to Twitter, “Someone please help me find my boyfriend Nick Alexander. Merch guy for EODM.”
Approximately two hours later, Buckley posted “You are and always will be the love of my life, Nick Alexander.”
No official statement has been made by the band.
Someone please help me find my boyfriend Nick Alexander. Merch guy for EODM #ParisAttacks #Bataclan
— Polina Buckley (@polinabuckley) November 14, 2015
You are and always will be the love of my life, Nick Alexander #fuckterrorism #ParisAttacks #Bataclan pic.twitter.com/C2pxvLwCth — Polina Buckley (@polinabuckley) November 14, 2015