Police: Slain Ex-Saint Smith Had Loaded Gun In SUV When Shot

[Purveyor]

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

By KEVIN MCGILL and REBECCA SANTANA
Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith had a loaded gun inside his vehicle on the night he was shot, but there was no evidence that it had been fired, police said Tuesday.

In a statement, police shed new light on the shocking death of the New Orleans football legend who was shot and killed Saturday night. Police have said that Smith and his wife were shot by Cardell Hayes after Hayes bumped Smith's vehicle from behind.

Police also said Tuesday that they found a loaded revolver inside Hayes' vehicle. But authorities said there was no evidence to suggest either weapon was fired during the Saturday shooting and said that Smith's gun was fully loaded when found during a search of the vehicles Tuesday morning.

Police said Hayes shot Smith with a different handgun.

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[missingthebigdog]

1. It also appears that Smith hit the other vehicle first.

Just saw a security cam clip on the news that shows Smith's vehicle rear ending Hayes, then driving away. Apparently, Hayes followed and rear ended Smith- things escalated from there.

Hayes' lawyer claims he called 911, and that he was afraid; looks like a stand your ground kind of defense. Will be interesting to see how this all plays out.

[Tempest]

2. If Haye's followed and then rear ended Smith

No way he gets to use stand your ground as the law is written.

[bluevoter4life]

3. Worked for Georgie boy. Eom.

[missingthebigdog]

4. Yep. Eom

[cigsandcoffee]

6. It didn't, actually.

His lawyer did not use the "Stand Your Ground" defense.

[Akicita]

8. Not yet.

[Akicita]

7. He was on the phone with 911, pulled up close trying to get the license plate number of Smith's car

when he rear ended Smith's car.

[ripcord]

5. I wonder if Smith flashed his gun

to scare Hayes some time during the incident.

[Eugene]

9. NFL star Will Smith shot in back eight times in New Orleans: report

Source: Reuters

World | Wed Apr 13, 2016 1:13pm EDT

NFL star Will Smith shot in back eight times in New Orleans: report

Slain retired NFL player was shot in the back eight times in New Orleans, WWL-TV reported on Wednesday, citing his attorney.

Smith had a fully loaded handgun in his car when he was shot dead over the weekend by a motorist who had rammed his vehicle into the former football player's car, according to police.

(Reporting by Suzannah Gonzales; Editing by Chris Reese)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-louisiana-willsmith-shot-idUSKCN0XA22A

[Doctor_J]

10. Sean Peyton weighed in on this yesterday

quoted on OTL as saying, "I am politically conservative but would like to live in a gun-free nation"

uhhhh...wut?