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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Questioning of potential jurors is set to begin in the trial of a man charged with fatally shooting former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith earlier this year.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A judge in New Orleans is set to hear arguments on whether the local district attorney's office should be barred from prosecuting the suspect in the shooting death of retired Saints star Will Smith.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A business owner and semiprofessional football player was indicted Thursday on a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of retired New Orleans Saints' defensive end Will Smith.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on the shooting death of football star Will Smith

It's not every day that we in the business become personally attached to the people we report on; then again, it's not every day that a guy like Will Smith comes along.

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Monday, April 111th, 2016

Police in New Orleans have officially charged Cardell Hayes, 38, with second degree murder in the shooting death of Proctor High School graduate and former NFL star Will Smith.  As details are being released today, a connection between Smith and the alleged shooter seems to be evident, according to a report on NOLA.com.

Utica's very own Will Smith was shot and killed following a fender bender that turned violent in New Orleans on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Smith's wife was also injured in the shooting after police say the driver of the vehicle that drove into Smith's SUV displayed a gun and then began shooting.  Police say Smith was inside his vehicle when he was shot. He was only 34.

Former NFL star and Proctor graduate Will Smith was killed last night in New Orleans following a road rage incident in the city, according to NOLA.com.