Attorney for Smith family / Attorney for Hayes l Press Conference Recap

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Statement on behalf of Racquel Smith says Will was "wonderful husband, wonderful father, adored by her and adored by her children."

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Hard hitting stuff here, thanks for sharing

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Attorney: "At no time during this event did Will Smith ever brandish or carry on his person a firearm."

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And if this is a fact, Hayes is in serious trouble. If.

so Will's wife was out of the car, by the drivers side and was shot first. twice.

then Will was shot 8 times.

this changes everything.

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Attorney: Will Smith's gun was "in compartment in the vehicle the entire time."

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IF true, Hayes is pretty fricked.

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Attorney says he believes that Racquel Smith was deliberately shot, not a victim of crossfire or stray bullets.

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IF true, this could become a 1st Degree case.

(3) When the offender has a specific intent to kill or to inflict great bodily harm upon more than one person.

Hayes done

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Attorney: Will got out of car, saw driver of Hummer coming at them. Words are exchanged

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this is bullshite because the lawyer said that smith and his passenger got out and confronted the 2 men in the hummer and words were exchanged.

The attorney for Will Smith needs to check his facts with LesterEarl

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Attorney: Will, Racquel were concerned for safety after Hummer braked; they saw no damage, so they continued on their way.

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Well that's a lie. They didn't check for damage. They just drove the hell off by pulling into the oncoming lane of traffic to get away.

Shot both people from behind. There was no imminent threat to Hayes and he shot to kill out of anger.

If her testimony is true, Hayes is has no defense for that.

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Although Ruffin says that Smith "had a gun," police have pointed out that he didn't have the gun in hand -- it was in his car. Authorities also found a gun in Hayes' vehicle, which was in addition to the gun that Hayes allegedly used to shoot Smith.

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Fact?

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An attorney for Will Smith’s family says that Cardell Hayes fired two shots into Racquel Smith’s legs before opening up and firing repeated shots into Smith’s back and then standing over him shouting as he lay dying.

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We'll need to see if this is a fact.

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New Orleans Coroner Jeffrey Rouse's report showed Smith was shot eight times the night he died — seven times in the back and once in the left side of his chest.

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Fact and absolutely absurd.

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Saying he needed to refute comments from the attorney for Hayes and reports in the media, he gave a detailed play-by-play of Smith’s family’s version of what happened that night. Attorney Peter Thomson also updated Racquel Smith’s condition, saying that she was shot in the right leg and suffered a fractured femur, and also shot in the left leg by a bullet that went through her thigh.

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Fact

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Thomson said the confrontation began after Smith braked quickly while traveling on Magazine Street after a Hummer stopped short in front of them. Smith, who was traveling with his wife and another couple, did not think they had even struck the car.

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Lester won't believe this for the life of him, just because they drove funny.. must deserve to be sought out and gunned down.

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“Afterward, the consensus in the car was that they didn’t hit the vehicle,” said Thomson. “Out of concern for the safety of his wife and the consensus in the car that we don’t know why this Hummer stopped… they continued around the Hummer and drove away.”

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It isn't out of the norm to drive around, even if they sped away.

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Thomson said that moments later, as they continued down Magazine Street, the Hummer came roaring up behind them and slammed into Smith’s Mercedes SUV with such force that he shattered the windows in Smith’s vehicle and jerked the heads back of everyone inside.

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So was the rear window shattered? Is this a fact? If so that's a pretty raging a-hole with some intent.

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“Shaken, Will checked first to make sure everyone in the car was okay. They were afraid. Will got out of the car. He wanted to find out why this guy – a very large man coming at Will – (had slammed his car).”

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Why is this so hard to comprehend? Would absolutely be shocked and wanting to know exactly what the heck is going if you just got rear ended.

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Thomson said words were exchanged and that Will wanted to know who the guy was and why he slammed into his car. “He’s yelling and cursing at Will… He’s enraged,” said Thomson. Thomson added that Racquel Smith and the other woman in the car came out to try to defuse the situation and thought that it had been successfully accomplished. “At this point, the killer follows them… suddenly two shots are fired. She is shot immediately in both legs and collapses. Right after the shooting of her, the killer unloads 6-8 shots into Will’s back.”

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This will probably be able to be proven. And again, it goes to show he wasn't trying to just kill anyone and everyone.. He wanted to unleash his rage on Will. If they had bumped his precious Hummer prior, they very well may not have known to the extent or if it was an issue. Doesn't give him a right to go play judge and executioner over his rage.

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Thomson also said that while Smith had a lawfully-licensed concealed gun in his vehicle, Smith never took it out and never fired.

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Sad how originally so many skeptics wanted to just say Will was guilty because he had a concealed gun in his car. Even if Smith stated he had a gun, it doesn't mean he deserved to lose his life to that number of gun shots to his back.

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“After the shooting, after the killer shot Will in the back eight times, the killer, we have evidence, had no remorse whatsoever,” said Thomson. “He stood over Will Smith’s body as his wife crawled away.”

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Absolutely cold blooded if true. You just straight up killed someone, you going to just stand over their dead body. Even if justified, that's some serious arrogance.