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December 7, 2016

Louisiana: Man Arrested for Killing Fmr. NFL Player Joe McKnight, After Outrage
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In Louisiana, authorities have arrested Ronald Gasser, who is white, for
shooting and killing former NFL player Joe Mc Knight, who is black, in a
possible case of road rage last week. He's been charged with
manslaughter for the fatal shooting last Thursday. This is Jefferson
Parish Sheriff Newell Normand.

Sheriff Newell Normand: "We're here to announce the arrest of Ronald
Gasser, white male born 12/17 of '61, for the count of manslaughter as
it relates to the incident relative to the killing of Joe Mc Knight that
occurred Thursday afternoon at the corner of Holmes and Behrman
Highway."

The case sparked outrage after authorities released Gasser last week,
even though he admitted to shooting Mc Knight multiple times.


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