COSTELLO: Road rage may have led up to the deadly shooting of a former NFL player near New Orleans. Andy Scholes has more on the death of Joe McKnight. Hi, Andy.</s>ANDY SCHOLES, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Hi, good morning, Carol. Yes, the former USC Trojan and New York Jets running back Joe McKnight was killed yesterday following an argument at an intersection in Terrytown, Louisiana. This happened at 3:00 in the afternoon in broad daylight. Authorities say the gunman stayed at the scene and gave his gun to officers. And investigators say McKnight did not have a gun on him. A witness said the shooter had been yelling at McKnight but detectives still trying to figure out exactly what was said.</s>SHERIFF NEWELL NORMAND, JEFFERSON PARISH: She claimed that there were no racial slurs. Just that there were statements being made that, I told you not to mess with me.</s>SCHOLES: Now police say the person suspected in the shooting has been released from custody. A spokesperson says he has not been charged at this time and the incident remains under investigation. Now McKnight was born in the New Orleans suburb of River Ridge. He was considered the number one running back recruit in the country when he signed with USC, spent three seasons with the Jets before his release in 2013. McKnight played in Canada this past season. A lot of people reaching out on social media with condolences about the death of Joe McKnight. Carol, he was 28 years old and still plenty of questions surrounding what exactly happened in that suburb near New Orleans.</s>COSTELLO: All right. Andy Scholes reporting. Thanks so much. In other news this morning, some of the victims of the Gatlinburg wild fire being allowed back into the fire zone. It will be their first chance to gauge the damage done by the flames. At least 11 people have been killed in the wild fires and several people are missing. That does it for me. Thank you for joining me today. I'm Carol Costello. "AT THIS HOUR WITH BERMAN AND BOLDUAN" after a break.
Former NFL Player Shot in Apparent Road Rage Incident