Ronald Gasser Arrested for Manslaughter in Shooting Death of Ex-NFL Player Joe McKnight

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Ronald Gasser, the man who shot and killed ex-NFL player Joe McKnight, was arrested for manslaughter Monday, December 5, according to the website for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff"s Office. Glasser is being held without bond.

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Gasser, 54, was initially taken into police custody after the December 1 shooting, which occurred after an apparent road rage incident in a New Orleans suburb, but was released from jail the next day without being charged pending further investigation.

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The Associated Press reported that Gasser shot mcknight, 28, three times from inside his car as the athlete stood near his passenger window during a verbal fight at an intersection in Terrytown, Louisiana. When authorities arrived at the scene, Gasser handed them his gun and confessed to shooting McKnight, who was reportedly unarmed.

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Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said that although McKnight was black and Gasser is white, race did not play a role in the case.

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The AP reported that Gasser was previously involved in a road rage altercation at the same intersection in February 2006. He was issued a misdemeanor summons for simple battery, but the charge was later dismissed.

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McKnight played three seasons with the New York Jets before being cut in training camp in 2013. The NFL team held a moment of silence in honor of the athlete, who also played one season with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2014, during a game against the Indianapolis Colts at East Rutherford, New Jersey"s MetLife Stadium Monday, December 5.

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