Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, 36, was shot and killed on the morning of July 4th in what police believe may be a murder-suicide.
He had been shot twice in the back and twice in the head.
His girlfriend, Sahel Kazemi, 20, was also found dead nearby, with a single gunshot wound to the side of her head. A gun was found under her body.
[Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi parasailing recently, right.]
The couple were discovered in the Nashville, TN condominium McNair shared with longtime friend, Wayne McNeely.
He was married to Mechelle McNair and had four children, two with Mechelle. and is believed to have been dating Kazemi for months.
Sepideh Salmani, Kazemi’s niece who grew up with her, says she doesn’t believe that it was a murder-suicide. She told a Tennessee newspaper: “All she was trying to do was have fun. Nothing else. I believe there is a third person involved.”
She adds that Kazemi told her that McNair claimed he was getting a divorce. However, there are no public records of any such thing. “That’s why she was like, ‘OK, now you’re divorcing. We can date,’ ” Salmani said.
[Mechelle McNair photo, with family, right]
Wow, just so tragic. It sounds like a love triangle gone wrong. I think it’s a classic case of a young jealous mistress thinking that if she couldn’t have him nobody would. Terribly sad.
R.I.P.
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My prayers are with Mechelle and the Children. and his mother. May he
rest at peace, and may the Family know that they will see him again,
when this world is over.We are not Guarnteed tomarrow and everyone
has an opinion, it will all come out. I hope and pray that this 20 yr. old
young lady was not behind this, because killing is wrong.It is very sad,
because July 4th will always be hurtful to the Families. We lost a son
May 25th,2008 (memorial Day weekend) in a Motercycle wreck and has
changed our lives forever. Have Faith, Families and God Bless u and
your Children.