In Louisiana, authorities have arrested Ronald Gasser, who is white, for shooting and killing former NFL player Joe McKnight, 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 McKnight 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 McKnight multiple times.