Steve McNair, former quarterback for the Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens, was shot and killed this afternoon. Very little info now. No links yet. Tragic.
Updates to come.
Update 1. Still not much solid news. McNair had resettled in Nashville after completing his NFL career in Balitmore. He had just opened a new restaurant in Nashville two weeks ago.
McNair has been active in the start of his restaurant that seems to have a bit of a college town flavor. He plans to be at the restaurant at some point each day that he’s in town, McNair said.
Locating the first Gridiron9 near Tennessee State University is by design, he said. The quarterback wanted to offer "good ... healthy food,’’ and would be affordable to typical college students, McNair said.
Update 2. Brief link from Nashville CBS affliate, thanks to several commenters below.
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Former Titans quarterback Steve McNair has been killed. Police said McNair suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head in downtown Nashville.
The incident happened near 2nd South & Lea Ave. Police said it looked like a double homicide. A female victim was also found dead.
Update 3. Metro Police Communications Director, Don Aaron, is speaking to press right now. Confirmed two dead, one male and one female. The male is Steve McNair. Questions are raising the possibility that the actual shooting was this morning or last night. The initial police report was at 1:30 p.m. CDST, but that was just the discovery of the bodies.
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