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Published 10:54 10 Apr 2016 BST
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According to the police description of the incident, Smith and his wife were traveling eastbound on Sophie Wright Place when their Mercedes Benz SUV was rear-ended by a Hummer H2. The collision caused the Smiths' vehicle to hit a Chevrolet Impala traveling along the same street. Smith and the driver of the Hummer "exchanged words, at which time the driver of the Hummer produced a handgun and shot (Smith) multiple times and his 34-year-old wife twice in the right leg," [police spokesman Juan] Barnes said in a statement.Smith, who leaves behind three young children, died at the scene, while his wife is being treated in hospital. The driver of the Hummer is now in police custody. The 34-year-old defensive end was drafted by the Saints in 2004 and played nine seasons in New Orleans, racking up 67.5 career sacks, including a team high 13 during their Super Bowl-winning campaign. The Saints and a host of Smith's former team-mates and other NFL players took to Twitter to express their shock at Smith's death. https://twitter.com/GregBensel/status/719074068348022785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/MarkIngram22/status/719046027970486272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/Mathieu_Era/status/719033238576955392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/terrellowens/status/719084096387809280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/ReggieBush/status/719082586706812928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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