Road rage ends in McKnight’s death; criticism of case looms
HARVEY, La. — A road rage incident possibly sparked by a driver cutting off another on a nearby bridge spiraled into a shooting that left a CFL player dead, authorities said, amid criticism the shooter was allowed to go free.
Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Joe McKnight, 28, was shot Thursday afternoon in Terrytown, across the Mississippi River from New Orleans. Authorities identified Ronald Gasser, 54, as the shooter and released him overnight.
At a news conference Friday, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said the altercation started on a nearby bridge and proceeded into the New Orleans suburb.
Witnesses reported hearing rapid gunfire after the two men were in a heated argument.