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December 5, 2016

Louisiana Man Set Free After Fatally Shooting Ex-NFL Player in Road Rage Incident
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In news from Louisiana, the NAACP and other groups have staged a series
of protests after authorities released a man suspected of shooting and
killing former NFL player Joe Mc Knight in a possible case of road rage.
The suspect, 54-year-old Ronald Gasser, who is white, was released
without being formally charged, even though he admitted shooting Mc
Knight, who is African-American, multiple times. Police said they are
still investigating the incident.


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