Ex-NFL player Joe McKnight shot dead

Dec 1, 2016 - 11:24 PM Former NFL player Joe McKnight has been shot to death following an argument at an intersection with another motorist.

Police say it happened on Thursday afternoon in Terrytown, a suburb of New Orleans in the state of Louisiana.

They say McKnight was standing outside his car when he was shot by 54-year-old Ronald Gasser.

Gasser stayed at the scene and relinquished his weapon to responding officers before being taken into custody and questioned.

Sheriff's spokesman John Fortunato says they're anticipating charging Gasser but it's unclear with what.

McKnight, who played for the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs, is the second NFL player this year to die as a result of a possible road rage incident.

New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was killed in April.

Source: AAP