Suspect in Joe McKnight shooting indicted on murder charge
NEW ORLEANS - A grand jury has indicted the man accused of fatally shooting former NFL player Joe McKnight with second-degree murder charges.
According to WWLTV, the grand jury's indictment raises the charges against 54-year-old Ronald Gasser Jr. from manslaughter - which he was booked on after the incident in Jefferson Parish.
Investigators believe Gasser and McKnight were engaged in a road rage incident crossing the Crescent City Connection that ultimately ended on Behrman Highway.