Details are just emerging, but Nola.com photographer Michael DeMocker is reporting from a crime scene in New Orleans that former Pro Bowl and 1st round draft pick Will Smith, who played 9 seasons at DE for the Saints (2004-13) has been killed by a fatal gun shot. Smith ws a Pro Bowl starter for the NFC in 2006.
DeMocker is also reorting that Smith's wife Racquel has been shot as well, but her injuries are not fatal.
Witnesses: #Saints Will Smith shot to death in car on Camp St, wife wounded pic.twitter.com/JNoFmnZRXk
— Michael DeMocker (@MichaelDeMocker) April 10, 2016
Just 5 hours ago, Smith tweeted and posted a photo on Instagram claiming he was "having a blast" at the 2016 French Quarter Fest:
Having a blast at the #fqf2016 @ French Quarter Fest https://t.co/Er9HUDrNG7
— Will Smith (@iWillSmith) April 10, 2016
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