Ex-Saints DE Will Smith killed

[Guardian]

NEW ORLEANS -- Former Saints defensive end Will Smith was shot to death in New Orleans' Lower Garden District on Saturday night following a minor car crash, the coroner's office confirmed.

Smith, 34, was shot after exchanging words with the driver of a Hummer H2 that rear-ended his Mercedes G63 SUV, causing him to strike another vehicle containing acquaintances of Smith, police said.

Smith was shot multiple times and his wife, Racquel, 33, was shot once in the right leg, according to police. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene, while his wife was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to New Orleans superintendent of police Michael Harrison.

Smith's family released a statement Sunday morning.

"On behalf of the Smith family, we are thankful for the outpouring of support and prayers," the family said. "We ask that you continue to respect the family's privacy as they grieve the loss of a devoted husband, father and friend."

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[KickBall4Square]

Gun violence in these big metropolitan cities is off the charts. Nobody is safe. I wonder what it will take until we all agree to oust the offendors, the gangs and criminals among us, out of our neighborhoods. It seems in these big cities, as when I lived in Las Vegas, people are hesitant to call the police on their neighbor. I say turn your neighbor in. Start snitching. That's the only way to clean up these streets, and give hope to the youth.

 

[Guardian]

Gun violence in these big metropolitan cities is off the charts. Nobody is safe. I wonder what it will take until we all agree to oust the offendors, the gangs and criminals among us, out of our neighborhoods. It seems in these big cities, as when I lived in Las Vegas, people are hesitant to call the police on their neighbor. I say turn your neighbor in. Start snitching. That's the only way to clean up these streets, and give hope to the youth.

Call me crazy, but I'm beginning to feel the general consensus is that if you call the police, you're more likely to get shot or arrested yourself. That's an entirely different debate, but it definitely doesn't help that an unfortunate number of police can't be trusted these days.

 

[gmckeebiz]

This is an unbelievably sad tragedy. You just never know when someone is going to snap. By all accounts he seemed to be a good person and loved by his teammates. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, as is so often this case. Unfortunately our society is violent. No matter how many precautions you take, sometimes fate happens, and ugly tragedies like this occur.