Matthews said Mathieu, who starred at LSU and plays safety for the Cardinals, might have met Hayes in New Orleans but does not know Hayes well.
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Detectives transport Hayes to the homicide office for questioning before taking him to Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Central Lockup and booking him on a murder charge. Hayes now stands charged with second-degree murder.
However, Harrison said that he can not confirm if Smith and Hayes knew each other before the incident. Payton told Bell that he drove to the crime scene early Sunday morning to see where Smith and his wife Racquel had been shot, and said of the.45 that was used to shoot Smith: “We could go online and get 10 of them, and have them shipped to our house tomorrow”.
A Hummer H2 rear-ended Smith’s Mercedes-Benz SUV, Barnes said, causing Smith’s vehicle to rear-end another auto, driven by one of his friends.
Hayes called 911 before the shooting, secured a witness who was leaving the scene, and remained at the scene after the shooting until authorities arrived, attorney John Fuller said. Prosecutors dropped the charges at his wife’s request after he completed community service and counseling requirements, the newspaper reported in 2012.
Police say the shooting took place Saturday night after Smith was rear-ended by a man driving an orange Hummer.
Sean Payton expressed strong anti-gun opinions in an interview with USA Today Sports on Monday, less than two days after the fatal shooting of former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith. His wife Racquel, was hit in the leg and hospitalized.
A photographer for the The Times-Picayune in New Orleans posted a picture of Thomas, Smith’s former teammate who dined with him Saturday night, standing at the scene of the shooting and looking distraught.
But now, when Brees, Bushrod and the rest of the 2009 New Orleans Saints reunite to relive their Super Bowl glory, Smith will be missing.
The NFL accused of Smith of being part of a locker-room pool that paid cash bonuses for heavy and even injurious hits. He ranks fourth among the Saints’ all-time sack leaders and is considered one of the franchise’s great defensive players.
Harrison says Smith’s wife was shot once in the leg.
Ohio State athletics has “lost one of its best” – someone who led a defensive line that powered the team to the championship, the school said in a statement.
What started out as a fun day at a festival changed drastically in a matter of hours for former National Football League player Will Smith.
The 1.91m lineman played a decade with the Saints before he was injured in 2013 and his contract was terminated in 2014.
In 2011, the NFL suspended him for two games without pay for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances three years before, according to the league.
The Smith family said in a statement Sunday that they were thankful for the outpouring of support but requested privacy as they grieve.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been made public.
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Off the field, Smith established a foundation “to motivate, educate and provide opportunities for women and children”.
