Surveillance video shows Titans cornerback driving car minutes before alleged shooting
Surveillance video shows Tennessee Titans corner defense L’Jarius Sneed They were driving a Lamborghini Urus at a dealership in suburban Dallas and a nearby gas station last December, minutes before two men claimed they were fired upon from that vehicle.
Sneed, 28, The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday The indictment was indicted by a Dallas County grand jury on a misdemeanor charge of failure to report aggravated assault to law enforcement. The indictment does not include details about the alleged incident on December 6.
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In the video, Sneed is seen getting out of the Lamborghini, then using his crutches to walk past the men and walk up the stairs to the dealership at 3:22 p.m. on the same date. In the video shared with The Associated Press on Thursday by Levi McCathern, an attorney representing the two men, Sneed walks out after about a minute. civil lawsuit against Sneed for the shooting.
The Titans’ cornerback, who is on injured reserve, can also be seen on separate surveillance video at a gas station at the same time as the two men. In the video, Sneed enters a gas pump, goes to the cash register and then returns to the same car with Christian Nshimiyimana and Avi Ahmed inside.
Minutes later, Nshimiyimana and Ahmed said in their lawsuit, they were opened fire on while sitting in a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon at the dealership. Surveillance video shows a vehicle passing by with four loud bangs being heard and an arm sticking out of the passenger-side window at 3:42 p.m. The vehicle then accelerates.
A probable cause affidavit from the Carrollton Police Department dated Dec. 11 stated that Ahmed asked employees about two men he had seen before, and Sneed was identified as one of those men. The dealer also provided Sneed’s phone number.
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Detectives also confirmed Sneed’s identity from surveillance video obtained from various locations.
“It was clear that Sneed was the only person they saw exiting the driver’s seat of the Lamborghini and getting into the driver’s seat. He was also the last person seen getting into the driver’s seat at the RaceTrac (gas station) approximately eight minutes before the shooting,” according to the affidavit.
The police affidavit also noted: “Coupled with speeding away from the scene, it proved that Sneed knew what he was doing when he helped the shooter flee the scene.”
Nshimiyimana and Ahmed allege that Sneed and another man named Tekonzae Williams were inside the Lamborghini when the shots were fired. Williams was indicted Tuesday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Williams’ attorney was not listed in court records.
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McCathern of McCathern Law said Thursday that his clients were pleased that Sneed and his partner were charged.
“I hope this is the beginning of getting justice for my clients,” McCathern said. “As the video clearly shows, they are very lucky to survive after Mr. Sneed’s actions.”
Sneed’s attorney, Michael J. Todd, did not respond to a message left by the AP on Thursday. Sneed’s agent had no comment Wednesday.
Although the lawsuit said the bullets hit the Mercedes-Benz and a building in the parking lot, no one was hit. The lawsuit filed against Sneed and Williams seeks at least $1 million in damages.
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The Titans said in a statement that they were aware of the “legal matter” regarding Sneed and had been in contact with NFL security per league protocol. The statement stated that the team had no further comment.
Sneed was placed on injured reserve last month with a quadriceps injury and was in the Titans’ locker room on Thursday. Injured substitute players do not talk to journalists.
This is the second straight season the Titans have placed him on injured reserve. He played just five games in 2024 after Tennessee traded with Kansas City and gave Sneed a contract that would make him the NFL’s starter. fifth highest paid cornerback In that case.
Sneed was drafted by Kansas City in the fourth round out of Louisiana Tech in 2020. He won back-to-back Super Bowls with the Chiefs in 2022 and 2023.
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Associated Press writer Jamie Stengle in Dallas contributed to this report.
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