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       Former Saint Killed
   DIR By: PWTRPWR
       Date: April 10, 2016, 12:00 pm
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       NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith
       was shot and killed Saturday after a traffic accident.
       An emailed statement from New Orleans city coroner Jeffrey C.
       Rouse said that Smith died "of multiple gunshot wounds" after a
       traffic accident in the city's Lower Garden District. The former
       defensive end was 34 years old.
       A tweet from the verified account of Greg Bensel, Saints vice
       president of communications and broadcasting, expressed
       condolences to Smith's family.
       Smith appeared to be the victim of a road rage accident.
       The New Orleans police said in a statement that Smith was
       driving in a Mercedes late Saturday when his vehicle was hit
       from behind by another vehicle, an orange Hummer H2. That caused
       Smith's vehicle to hit a grey Chevrolet Impala in front of him.
       Two acquaintances of Smith's were in the Impala but not injured.
       At some point in the ensuing incident, Smith and the driver of
       the Hummer exchanged words, police said. The driver of the
       Hummer pulled out a gun and shot Smith multiple times, the
       police said. He also shot Smith's wife, who was traveling with
       him. She was taken to a local hospital.
       Police said they arrived on the scene at around 11:29 p.m. and
       found Smith in the middle of the street, partially inside his
       vehicle. He died on the scene, they said.
       Police said the 30-year-old driver of the Hummer was taken into
       custody and was being interviewed by detectives; the weapon used
       in the shooting was also recovered, police said.
       Smith, native of Queens, New York, played for Ohio State's 2002
       national championship team and was a first-round draft choice by
       New Orleans in 2004.
       He led the Saints with a career-high 13 sacks in 2009, when the
       club won its only Super Bowl.
       He last played in an NFL regular season game in 2012, finishing
       his career with 67 ½ sacks.
       During the 2013 preseason, a knee injury forced him onto injured
       reserve. He was signed in the 2014 offseason by New England but
       did not make the Patriots' regular season roster.
       After football, he settled in Louisiana, his wife's native
       state. His shooting came during the weekend of the French
       Quarter festival, a popular festival featuring local music and
       food.
       Smith leaves behind his wife, Racquel, and three children.
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