20-Year Old Sahel Kazemi 2nd Victim

Staff Report July 4, 2009

Nashville Police idenitifed the second victim in the shooting of former Titans Quarterback Steve McNair as 20-year old Sahel Kazemi.

Police found the pistol near Kazemi's body on the floor of a condiminium rented by McNair. McNair was seated on the couch. They are not ruling out a murder/suicide in the case. There were no signs of forced entry on the condominium.

"The medical examiner will be conducting autopsies tomorrow (Sunday)," Metro Police Spokesman Don Aaron said. "We expect to make additional conclusions after the autopsy process."

Aaron said McNair suffered multiple gunshot wounds, including a wound to the head. Kazemi died of a gunshot wound to the head.

Police stopped a car driven by Kazemi two days ago on Broadway in downtown Nashville. Police charged her with driving under the influence and refusing to take a breath test. McNair was a passenger in the car, which he co-owned with Kazemi according to public records.

Rumors surfaced during the day that the second victim was McNair's wife, Mechelle. Police said by late afternoon that was not the case. Aaron said Saturday night police "did not believe she was involved" and said Mechelle had been visited by police chaplins.

As for the relationship between McNair and Kazemi, police would say little, describing the two as "friends." The Tennessean reports the two had been dating for several weeks.