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Photo Will Smith, a former defensive end for the New Orleans Saints who played on its Super Bowl championship team, was shot and killed in New Orleans late Saturday, the authorities said.
Jeffrey Rouse, the Orleans Parish coroner, confirmed in a statement overnight Saturday that Mr. Smith, 34, had died of “Multiple gunshot wounds” after an exchange of words with another driver.
Photo The shooting occurred after a vehicle collision at about 11:30 p.m. Mr. Smith was traveling in a Mercedes sport utility vehicle in the city’s upscale Lower Garden District when he was rear-ended by an orange Hummer H2, the police said.
The driver of the Hummer and Mr. Smith “Exchanged words,” and Mr. Hayes pulled out a gun and shot Mr. Smith multiple times, the authorities said.
Mr. Smith’s wife, Racquel Smith, 33, was shot twice in the right leg, and was transported to a hospital.
Mr. Smith was born in New York and played college football at Ohio State.
In 2010, he helped the Saints win their only Super Bowl, a victory that electrified New Orleans.
In 2012, Mr. Smith was suspended for four games for his involvement in the Saints’ bounty scandal, in which players were offered money for hits that knocked opponents from games.