Former NFL running back Joe McKnight was shot and killed in suburban New Orleans on Thursday afternoon, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said. Soon thereafter, Mr McKnight was pronounced dead on the scene.”Ronald Gasser, 54, the suspected shooter, remained on the scene and was taken into custody, Normand said. Jonathan Bullington (@jrbullington) Sheriff Newell Normand talks about fatal shooting of former NFL player Joe McKnight. McKnight, a Jefferson Parish native who went on to a decorated collegiate career at the University of Southern California, was chosen by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft. ANTONIO CROMARTIE (@CRO31) Just got a message saying my former teammate Joe McKnight was killed today.

Source: The Guardian December 02, 2016 00:04 UTC