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LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire and walk-on linebacker Jared Small were released from Baton Rouge Police custody on Saturday night after being involved in a fatal shooting earlier in the day. Per The Advocate:
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"We believe this is an act of self-defense and the evidence will show that," said Christopher Murell, one of the three attorneys representing Edwards-Helaire and Small, who are both graduates of Catholic High School in Baton Rouge.

Edwards-Helaire is one of LSU's top running backs and is expected to play in the school's bowl game on Jan. 1. Small is linebacker and a redshirt freshman.

Both were released from police custody after hours of questioning Saturday. McKneely said he did not expect any arrest or charges to be filed against the athletes as of Saturday.
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lsuoilengr71 months
As tough a situation from what Ive read they did the right thing
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Morty71 months
They were very quick to say that no charges would be pressed which seems kind of odd I mean did they have a right to carry license? Assuming he is completely within his rights it still seems odd that he would play in the bowl game. I would be like why don't you sit this one out and we'll see you in the spring.
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bapple71 months
No concealed carry permit is needed to carry a firearm in a vehicle in Louisiana. It’s in the law as a “constitutionally protected activity.”
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tigerbutt71 months
UBSTUPID
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ShamelessPel71 months
Thought your vehicle was an extension of your home?
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bayou200371 months
So electronics now = drugs.lol
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Who shot Marvin in the face?
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TexasTiger8071 months
Lol
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225Tyga71 months
Is he going to be able to play in our bowl game?
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blueboy71 months
It really does sound like self-defense, but wow. I can't remember an athlete ever shooting and killing a guy under circumstances like these.
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Pepe Lepew71 months
I refuse to put my 2 cents in
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voodooidotwo71 months
No passing judgement here but I’m tired of hearing “wrong place at the wrong time”. These kids have a opportunity given to them by LSU to have a huge future whether or not in the NFL. Stay out of these situations at all cost. Innocent or not they placed themselves in that predicament.
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PoBoy171 months
You don’t know the situation. And by all known accounts it seems like self-defense. Get off your damn high horse.
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voodooidotwo71 months
It’s not a high horse jack knife. It’s saying stay out of the freaking hood or stay away from thugs. Hell, stay on campus if your home is the hood. Do whatever it takes to make yourself a better person.
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ELchapoLSU71 months
Such ignorance in one comment
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Lsu10120571 months
Say and think what you want. Bottom line is two young men just went through something that can be very tough to deal with. Prayers to them, and to the family of the deceased.
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RightWingTiger71 months
DLineU, You do realize that criminals will occasionally venture out of the 'Hood' and into more affluent neighborhoods or areas in order to commit crimes, right? They usually know that others in the ghetto / hood are likely to be just as poor as they are which can make it difficult to obtain their objective.
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Displaced71 months
The off-season has officially begun...
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DlineU71 months
How is it that these players always end up in the wrong place at the wrong time?
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GoldenAge71 months
We do live in a high crime city, especially when you compare the crimes to the population of people. Also, seem to be a growing number of homeless gathering.
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DlineU71 months
I live in Baton Rouge too. Born and raised here. I don't find myself around thugs with guns. I stay away from bad areas of town, I don't go out to clubs that have a history of problems, and I'm not the only person in Baton Rouge that avoids these situations. Not at all saying the situation is their fault or isn't tragic, but something can be learned from it by the players and future players.
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