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07-05-2009, 10:52 AM
Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was shot multiple times, including once in the head, at a Nashville, Tennessee, condominium, authorities said Saturday.
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/CRIME/07/04/mcnair.shooting/art.steve.mcnair.gi.jpg Steve McNair, 36, spent 13 seasons in the NFL, the majority with the Tennessee Titans.
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Police said they found McNair and a woman identified as Sahel Kazemi shot to death after receiving a phone call about an injured person.
McNair's body was found seated on a living room sofa, authorities said.
Kazemi sustained a gunshot wound to the head, authorities said. Police also said a pistol was found near her body.
Autopsies were scheduled for Sunday.
Asked whether the shooting was a murder-suicide, Don Aaron, spokesman for the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department, said investigators have not classified the incident . He said investigators have not ruled out anything but added that they were not "actively looking at suspects".
McNair, 36, spent 13 seasons in the NFL, the majority with the Tennessee Titans, and was named the NFL's co-MVP along with Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning in 2003. He spent his last two seasons with the Baltimore Ravens before announcing his retirement in April 2008.
The owner of the Titans, Bud Adams Jr., said in a statement that the organization was "saddened and shocked" to hear of McNair's death.
"He was one of the finest players to play for our organization and one of the most beloved players by our fans," Adams said.
"He played with unquestioned heart and leadership and led us to places that we had never reached, including our only Super Bowl."
The Titans marked a Super Bowl loss to the St. Louis Rams in 2000.
McNair attended Alcorn State in Mississippi.
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/CRIME/07/04/mcnair.shooting/art.steve.mcnair.gi.jpg Steve McNair, 36, spent 13 seasons in the NFL, the majority with the Tennessee Titans.
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/2.0/mosaic/base_skins/baseplate/corner_wire_BL.gif
Police said they found McNair and a woman identified as Sahel Kazemi shot to death after receiving a phone call about an injured person.
McNair's body was found seated on a living room sofa, authorities said.
Kazemi sustained a gunshot wound to the head, authorities said. Police also said a pistol was found near her body.
Autopsies were scheduled for Sunday.
Asked whether the shooting was a murder-suicide, Don Aaron, spokesman for the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department, said investigators have not classified the incident . He said investigators have not ruled out anything but added that they were not "actively looking at suspects".
McNair, 36, spent 13 seasons in the NFL, the majority with the Tennessee Titans, and was named the NFL's co-MVP along with Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning in 2003. He spent his last two seasons with the Baltimore Ravens before announcing his retirement in April 2008.
The owner of the Titans, Bud Adams Jr., said in a statement that the organization was "saddened and shocked" to hear of McNair's death.
"He was one of the finest players to play for our organization and one of the most beloved players by our fans," Adams said.
"He played with unquestioned heart and leadership and led us to places that we had never reached, including our only Super Bowl."
The Titans marked a Super Bowl loss to the St. Louis Rams in 2000.
McNair attended Alcorn State in Mississippi.