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Louisiana Man Set Free After Fatally Shooting Ex-NFL Player in Road Rage Incident

HeadlineDec 05, 2016

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 McKnight 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 McKnight, who is African-American, multiple times. Police said they are still investigating the incident.

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