NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A relative of the woman found shot to death with Steve McNair says Nashville police told him she recently purchased a gun.
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Farzin Abdi is Sahel Kazemi’s nephew, but the two were raised together like brother and sister. Abdi says he does not believe Kazemi would have killed the former Tennessee Titans quarterback and herself.
The two were found dead on Saturday in a condominium owned by McNair.
Abdi says police told him they are almost sure the 20-year-old Kazemi was the shooter, but he says she had no motive.
Nashville police didn’t immediately have a reaction to Abdi’s comments.
Abdi says Kazemi believed McNair was divorcing his wife and she was preparing to sell her furniture to move in with him.
Meanwhile, a public memorial and viewings are scheduled later this week for McNair.
The public will have a couple of opportunities to attend viewings in Nashville on Thursday and a memorial will be held later that evening at Mount Zion Baptist Church.
A second memorial service will be held Saturday at Reed Green Coliseum in in Hattisburg, Miss., on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi. McNair, 36, was from Mount Olive, a small town nearby.
Fans are asked to make donations to the Steve McNair Foundation.