Cops: Gun sitting on Hayes’ car after Smith shot

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NEW ORLEANS — The first officer to arrive on the scene of the shooting death of former Saints defensive end Will Smith found a gun on the hood of the car of the man accused of the shooting, New Orleans police said Wednesday.

The gun had one round in the chamber and was next to an empty magazine that had been removed.

The news came in an incident report from the night of the shooting that was released by police.

Smith was shot and killed April 9 in New Orleans. Police arrested Cardell Hayes, 28, on charges of second-degree murder.

Hayes New Orleans Police Department

Police said Hayes’ Hummer hit Smith’s Mercedes SUV from behind. An argument ensued, and …

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