Police say former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith had a loaded gun inside his vehicle on the night he was shot.
In a statement released Tuesday, New Orleans police said
they found a 9 mm handgun in Smith's vehicle.
They also said they found a loaded revolver inside the
vehicle of the man accused of shooting Smith, Cardell Hayes.
But police said there was no evidence to suggest either of
those weapons was fired during the shooting Saturday night. Police say Hayes
shot Smith with a different handgun.
Probably the only reason I put up a post on it is for the statement from Sean Payton. When people do the right thing and will likely get a shit ton of grief for it, they deserve to be recognized.
Payton drove to the site of the incident the next morning,
then spent several hours at the hospital where Smith's wife was undergoing
surgery. Upon returning home, Payton researched online about the weapon that
killed his former player.
“It was a large caliber gun. A .45,” Payton said.
“We could go online and get 10 of them, and have them
shipped to our house tomorrow,” he said. “I don’t believe that was the
intention when they allowed for the right for citizens to bear arms.”
And now, Payton said, another life has come to a tragically
early ending.
Thank you, Sean Payton.
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