Allen Kee / ESPN(NEW ORLEANS) — Ronald Gasser, the man accused of shooting and killing former NFL player Joe McKnight in an apparent road rage incident in Louisiana, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter, according to Jefferson Parish records.
His arrest date is listed as Monday, according to the records. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand was expected to hold a news conference Tuesday morning to discuss the investigation.
McKnight, 28, died at the scene of the Thursday afternoon shooting in Terrytown, which is about 5 miles south of New Orleans across the Mississippi River. McKnight was not armed and there was no gun near his body, officials said.
Gasser, 54, stayed at the scene after the shooting, the Jefferson Parish sheriff’s office said.
Gasser was inside his car when he fired three shots at McKnight and three casings were located in Gasser’s vehicle, Sheriff Normand said.
Gasser allegedly admitted to fatally shooting McKnight and cooperated with the investigation, the sheriff’s office said.
Gasser, who relinquished his gun, was taken into custody and questioned by authorities Thursday before he was released later that night without charges, officials said.
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