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| Will Smith, former NFL star, fatally shot during road rage incident | Will Smith, former NFL star, fatally shot during road rage incident |
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| Will Smith, a former defensive end for the New Orleans Saints, was fatally shot on Saturday night during a suspected road rage incident. | Will Smith, a former defensive end for the New Orleans Saints, was fatally shot on Saturday night during a suspected road rage incident. |
| Police arrested 28-year-old suspect Cardell Hayes on Sunday who was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting, NOLA.com reports. | Police arrested 28-year-old suspect Cardell Hayes on Sunday who was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting, NOLA.com reports. |
| New Orleans Police said that Smith’s vehicle was hit in the rear by a Hummer H2 while he was driving in New Orleans’s Lower Garden District, causing Smith’s Mercedes Benz SUV to collide with the back of a Chevrolet Impala. | New Orleans Police said that Smith’s vehicle was hit in the rear by a Hummer H2 while he was driving in New Orleans’s Lower Garden District, causing Smith’s Mercedes Benz SUV to collide with the back of a Chevrolet Impala. |
| “The male victim and the driver of the Hummer exchanged words at which time the driver of the Hummer produced a handgun and shot the male victim multiple times and his 34-year-old wife twice in the right leg,” police said in a statement. | “The male victim and the driver of the Hummer exchanged words at which time the driver of the Hummer produced a handgun and shot the male victim multiple times and his 34-year-old wife twice in the right leg,” police said in a statement. |
| “It appears that it could possibly have been road rage,” Officer Juan D. Barnes Sr. said during a press conference. | “It appears that it could possibly have been road rage,” Officer Juan D. Barnes Sr. said during a press conference. |
| Friends and former teammates mourned Smith's death on social media after the incident. | Friends and former teammates mourned Smith's death on social media after the incident. |
| Smith played football for Ohio State University and was team captain from 2005 to 2013. He spent 10 seasons with the New Orleans Saints and was a starter when they won Super Bowl XLIV. Smith will be inducted to the Saints Hall of Fame this coming fall. | Smith played football for Ohio State University and was team captain from 2005 to 2013. He spent 10 seasons with the New Orleans Saints and was a starter when they won Super Bowl XLIV. Smith will be inducted to the Saints Hall of Fame this coming fall. |
| His former team issued a statement on Smith's death. | His former team issued a statement on Smith's death. |
| “We are devastated and saddened by Will's tragic and preventable death due to a senseless act that will leave a lasting scar on our community forever.” | “We are devastated and saddened by Will's tragic and preventable death due to a senseless act that will leave a lasting scar on our community forever.” |
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