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Ex-Jets Player Joe McKnight to Be Mourned at New Orleans Funeral

What to Know

  • Joe McKnight was found dead outside his car in the New Orleans suburb of Terrytown on Thursday afternoon
  • McKnight was a standout running back under Pete Carroll at the University of Southern California and was drafted by the Jets in 2010
  • Ronald Gasser was arrested in the shooting on Dec. 5

Funeral arrangements have been scheduled for former NFL player Joe McKnight, who was fatally shot last week during a road rage dispute in suburban New Orleans.

Visitation will be held at New Home Ministries in New Orleans at 9 a.m. Monday. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m.

McKnight, who played three seasons for the New York Jets and one with the Kansas City Chiefs, will be buried at Restlawn Cemetery in Avondale. He was 28.

Ronald Gasser, the 54-year-old man accused of shooting McKnight, has been arrested on a manslaughter charge. Bond was set at $500,000 but his attorney has asked a judge to reduce it. A hearing on the request is set for Dec. 21.

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