Still in a wheelchair as the result of the shooting that killed her husband and injured her, Racquel Smith accepted her husband’s degree from the University of Miami, which was being awarded to Smith posthumously. As the tears rolled down her face, she remained strong for Will, who as you know lost his life during a road rage incident last month.
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The Saints tweeted a video of the graduation ceremony, showing Raquel being pushed across the stage in her wheelchair as the crowd applauded the announcement that she was accepting the degree.
Will Smith was shot and killed in New Orleans on April 9. Raquel was shot in both legs in the incident and is still recuperating, but she was able to attend the graduation ceremony for the University of Miami’s Executive MBA program for artists and athletes.
Racquel is so strong! Thank you to the @univmiami for the support of Will Smith and his family pic.twitter.com/AXUeoI2kFz
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 6, 2016
Cardell Hayes is still being held in the shooting on $1.5 million dollars bail.
