in Louisiana admitted to investigators that he had pulled the trigger, the
authorities said, but he was allowed to walk free without charges on Friday
while they investigated the case. The man, Ronald Gasser, 54, was released
overnight, hours after Mr. McKnight was shot three times about 2:45 p.m.
Thursday in an apparent “road rage” episode in Terrytown, La., about five
miles southeast of New Orleans, the sheriff’s office said. In a statement,
the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said that the two men had had a “heated
verbal exchange.” During a news conference, Newell Normand, the sheriff, said
the case might have escalated into violence because someone “recklessly” cut
off the other while driving on a bridge. The decision to release Mr. Gasser,
who is White, infuriated supporters and former teammates of Mr. McKnight, who
was Black, and they took to social media to express outrage.
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