Trial Scheduled For Shooting Death Of NFL Player Joe McKnight

GRETNA, LA — Ronald Gasser faces a second-degree murder charge in McKnight's death on Dec. 1, 2016. His trial has been scheduled for Jan. 16.

Authorities have said McKnight and Gasser drove erratically and yelled at each other in a traffic confrontation before the shooting. They say the confrontation took place as they traveled over a Mississippi River bridge in New Orleans and onto roads in a neighboring district.

Prosecutors have cast Gasser as the aggressor. Gasser's attorneys say he shot in self-defense.

New Orleans news outlets report the trial had been set next month but both sides requested more time to prepare.

McKnight played three seasons for the New York Jets and one with the Kansas City Chiefs.

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