New Orleans investigators recovered a loaded gun from the car New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was driving before he was fatally shot, police said Tuesday, NBC News Reported.
Detectives found a fully-loaded 9 mm handgun inside the Mercedes Smith was driving when he was rear-ended by Cardell Hayes' Hummer Saturday evening, which police say resulted in the deadly altercation.
Detectives also found a fully-loaded revolver inside Hayes' vehicle, according to a statement from New Orleans police.
Hayes, 38, has been charged with second-degree murder, but his lawyer said Hayes felt threatened and feared for his life after he was rear-ended by Smith's car.