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(160,542 posts)Cops Unable to Explain Why Man Who Shot Joe McKnight Was Released
Dec. 2 2016 4:42 PM
By Jeremy Stahl
The man who shot and killed former NFL player Joe McKnight in Louisiana on Thursday was released for undisclosed reasons, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said in a press conference on Friday.
The shooting death of McKnightwho is blackand release of the shooter Ronald Gasserwho is whitehas caused outrage on social media among social justice activists and McKnights former teammates.
Gasser admitted to shooting McKnight according to police accounts of the incident, which reportedly stemmed from a case of road rage. During the odd press conference, Normand attempted to beat back against what he said were false rumors about the incident as well as any speculation that there was a racial component to Gassers release. But he struggled to explain whywhen Gasser has admitted to the shooting deaththe police had not at least chosen to keep him in custody.
We felt as of last night out of an abundance of caution we did not want to get to that threshold in that point in time, Normand said of the decision not to arrest the shooter. People can Monday Morning Quarterback what weve done.
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