Man accused of gunning down ex-Jets star was a ‘loner’

The man accused of gunning down ex-Jet Joe McKnight was a “loner,” rarely spotted outside the home he shared with his father for over a decade, neighbors said.

“I never saw anyone else coming or going out of there,” gunning down the 28-year-old former NFL running back Thursday in Terrytown, a suburb of New Orleans.

Gasser, 54, moved into the one-story brick home in Gretna owned by his father, Ronald James Gasser Sr., about 15 years ago, locals said. His father died in 2015.

“People are so angry,” one of the neighbors told the site, looking at the home on Wall Boulevard. “I don’t know how we got to this, or how we get out of it.”

But Gasser’s sister claimed her brother was the “most generous guy” — which, she said, makes his apparent fit of road rage all the more baffling to her.

“He’s the best guy,” Sharon Weileman insisted to NOLA.com. “I have no idea what happened. I can’t even talk right now.”

Police officials said McKnight, one of the country’s best college players when he attended USC, had been arguing at an intersection just before the shooting occurred around 2:45 p.m. Thursday.

Gasser shot McKnight more than once, and then callously stood over his body and told him not to “f−−k” with him — and fired again, a witness said.

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McKnight, who authorities said was unarmed, was standing outside his car when Gasser pumped him with several bullets, according to Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand.

Gasser eventually was taken into police custody and turned his gun over to authorities. He was released overnight without being charged.

The alleged gunman’s daughter, Candice Gasser-Bua, said her father ran his own telecommunications business, Lan-Tel, which dealt with “office communication equipment, I.E. telephones, wiring,” according to NOLA.com.

Lord I pray that you have mercy on Joe's soul at the gates of heaven. Please be with his family in this time of pain and confusion! Amen 🙏🏾

— Reggie Bush (@ReggieBush) December 2, 2016

“I’m speechless at the moment,” Gasser-Bua said. “I’m still trying to wrap my head around what happened.”

NFL players and former teammates were devastated by McKnight’s death.

“RIP my brother Joe McKnight this one hurts bad,” tweeted former USC star and Buffalo Bills running back Reggie Bush.

“He didn’t deserve to die that way! And then this man stands over him and shoots him again like some kind of wild animal! Sickening,” Bush tweeted, along with, “Pulling a gun out to kill someone doesn’t make you tough.”