On a December afternoon in 2016, a road-rage incident that began on a bridge over the Mississippi River in New Orleans ended with the death of 28-year-old Joe McKnight, a Black former NFL player. According to witnesses, the dispute began with aggressive driving and continued for about five miles, with McKnight reportedly weaving through traffic at high speed before the confrontation ended at an intersection in Terrytown, a suburb of Gretna.

Police say 54-year-old Ronald Gasser followed McKnight off an exit. At a stoplight McKnight exited his vehicle and approached the passenger window of Gasser’s car; Gasser then fired a gun from inside his vehicle, fatally wounding McKnight. McKnight was unarmed. Gasser remained at the scene and handed over his weapon to officers. He was initially questioned and released, then later arrested and charged with second-degree murder; he pleaded not guilty and claimed he acted in self-defense.

The case produced major legal developments, including a manslaughter conviction by a jury in January 2018 and later appellate issues about jury unanimity and double jeopardy that affected retrial prospects. What did readers in the New Orleans area remember about that afternoon or the vehicles involved?