Former NFL Player Joe McKnight Shot and Killed Outside New Orleans [UPDATED]

Joe McKnight, a running back from USC who spent time with the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL, and was currently playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL, was shot to death near his hometown in Terrytown, Louisiana. He was 28 years old. Details are scarce at the moment, but according to one witness that spoke with the Times-Picayune, McKnight was involved in a shouting match that quickly escalated:

A witness, who declined to give her name, said she was leaving a store in the area when she saw a man at the intersection yelling at another man, who was trying to apologize. The man who was yelling shot the other man more than once, she said.

She said the shooter shot the man, stood over him and said "I told you don't you f--- with me." Then he fired again, she said.

The shooting was reported at about 3:00 p.m. this afternoon local time and police and EMS responded, but they were unable to resuscitate KcKnight.

Family members identified McKnight's body, which was still in the street, covered by a shield.

Update, December 2 - 10:30 AM ET

The Times-Picayune is reporting that Ronald Gasser, who police identified as the man who shot and killed McKnight, was released from custody overnight without being charged.

[NOLA]