Jul 5th, 2009 | 5:46 pm |
UPDATE 10:58
The door of the condominium was locked securely when one of McNair’s friends arrived Saturday morning.
UPDATE 7:19 ET
The Sister of Sahel Kazemi said today that she believes there is a third person involved.
“All she was trying to do was have fun,” Salmani said. “Nothing else. I believe there is a third person involved.”
Metro police have said that McNair was found sitting on the sofa, shot several times. Kazemi was lying on the floor with a single gunshot to the head and a pistol near her body.
Autopsies performed today on Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi show that McNair was shot four times, twice in the head and twice in the chest, and that Kazemi sustained a single gunshot wound to the head. A semi-automatic pistol was discovered at the scene underneath Kazemi’s body. There was no sign of forced entry into the condominium.
It is believed McNair and Kazemi died early Saturday morning, hours before they were discovered on Saturday afternoon. Detectives have been told that McNair and Kazemi had been in a dating relationship for the past several months.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms is assisting the police department in tracing initial purchase and ownership of the pistol. Detectives will be working to interview persons based on information provided by ATF. Detectives will also be following up with staff members from the Blue Moon Lagoon and Losers nightspots, both being places McNair visited Friday night
and early Saturday
Metro Nashville Police said today that autopsies performed today on Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi show that McNair was shot four times, twice in the head and twice in the chest, and that Kazemi sustained a single gunshot wound to the head. A semi-automatic pistol was discovered at the scene underneath Kazemi’s body. There was no sign of forced entry into the condominium.
It is believed McNair and Kazemi died early Saturday morning, hours before they were discovered on Saturday afternoon.
Detectives have been told that McNair and Kazemi had been in a dating relationship for the past several months.
The Metro Police have ruled the death of Steve McNair a homicide while, they are not classifying Kazemi’s death pending further investigation and interviews with persons who knew her and McNair.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms is assisting the police department in tracing initial purchase and ownership of the pistol. Detectives will be working to interview persons based on information provided by ATF. Detectives will also be following up with staff members from the Blue Moon Lagoon and Losers nightspots, both being places McNair visited Friday night and early Saturday
