AUTHORITIES RULE FOURTH OF JULY SHOOTINGS TO BE MURDER-SUICIDE

The Fourth of July shooting deaths of Pro Bowl quarterback Steve McNair and 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi have been ruled a murder-suicide by police.

Authorities said Kazemi shot McNair, 36, four times while he slept before killing herself. Police found no motive, but said there was no evidence to suggest a third party.

McNair’s death had earlier been labeled a homicide, but police awaited further tests and investigation before saying for sure what happened.

They believe he was asleep on a sofa when Kazemi shot him in the head. She then apparently shot him twice in the chest before shooting him again in the head and then shooting herself.

Under Kazemi’s body was a gun she had purchased less than two days before the killings.

Three of the shots that killed McNair were taken from a distance, but one of the shots to the temple came from just inches away.

The gun that killed Kazemi was in contact with her head when it discharged, medical examiner Bruce Levy said Tuesday. [FOX Sports]

Unbeknown to his wife, McNair was allegedly having an affair with Kazemi. Reports are that Kazemi expected him to leave his wife, but McNair refused to do so.

McNair played for 13 seasons in the NFL with the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens. He was the third overall pick in the 1995 NFL Draft coming from Alcorn State.