Will Smith, a former New Orleans Saint, Pro-Bowl defensive end, Super Bowl champion, husband and father, was shot and killed late Saturday night in a senseless roadside encounter. His wife, shot in the leg, survived.
The tragic death of the former football player — not yet 35 — sent shockwaves through New Orleans and the nation. Some went to bed with the story on their hearts, updates still trickling in; others awoke to the atrocious reality of it all: a car collision in New Orleans' Lower Garden District leading to the loss of a life.
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The news, for some, is still breaking, fresh for each person who wakes up this Sunday morning.