Former Saints defensive end, Will Smith, suffered fatal gunshot wounds in a late-night altercation in New Orleans on Saturday, April 9, reportedly due to a road rage incident. Smith’s wife was also shot and wounded in the process.
According to the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), the double shooting took place around 11:29 p.m. EST near the intersection of Sophie Wright and Felicity streets in the Lower Garden District.
The victim and his wife were allegedly traveling eastbound on Sophie Wright Place when their Mercedes Benz SUV was rear-ended by a Hummer H2. The collision caused the Smith’s vehicle to hit a Chevrolet Impala traveling along the same street.
NOPD spokesman Juan Barnes said Smith and the driver of the Hummer then “exchanged words, at which time the driver of the Hummer produced a handgun and shot the male victim multiple times and his 34-year-old wife twice in the right leg.”
Smith was pronounced dead at the scene while his wife was transported to a hospital. Police said the 30 year old driver of the Hummer is in custody and being interviewed by investigators.
Smith was 34.
