A former football star at St. Francis Xavier University has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting in Ottawa early Monday morning

Ashton Dickson’s family told CTV News he was killed after an altercation over the lineup for the bathroom at the Mingle, a bar on Rideau Street.  

They say Dickson was a good man who loved football and his family, and was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

"He was murdered over a bathroom break," the family said. It was Dickson's first time at the Mingle Room, they added.

Ottawa Police say patrol officers responded to a report of a shooting in the area of Rideau and Augusta streets around 1 a.m. Monday and found an injured man. Dickson was pronounced dead at the scene. He was 25.

Dickson was a star running back for five seasons at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., winning MVP honours from Atlantic University Sport in 2015.

The university has offered its condolences, with the athletics department saying it is "extremely saddened" over Dickson's death.        

The shooting was the second in the area of Rideau and Augusta in five days.

On Thursday, Ottawa Police responded to a call for a shooting in the 400 block of Rideau Street. Shell casings were found on the ground.

A 25-year-old man was also found at the scene suffering from stab wounds.