NFL's Lane Slain

July 7 -- Indianapolis Colts running back Fred Lane, whose brushes with the lawincreased as his career faded, was shot to death Thursday by his wife,police said.

Lane was pronounced dead at his Charlotte home at 3:15 p.m. after anargument with his wife, 25-year-old Deidra.

Authorities said Deidra Lane, 25, shot her husband, but afterspeaking with her late into the evening, Charlotte-Mecklenburgpolice decided not to file charges.

“The investigation to this point has revealed that Deidra Laneshot her husband during a domestic dispute,” the police said in astatement.

A 7-day-old infant was with Deidra Lane when she was questioned at the police station.The Lanes also have a 5-year-old son.

Lane, 24, was pronounced dead at 3:15 p.m. ET, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Capt. Chuck Johnson said.

He was traded by Carolina to Indianapolis in April. In astatement the Colts said the team was “shocked and saddened” bynews of Lane’s death. “Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to Fred’s family,” the statement said.

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Lane’s father, Fred Lane Sr., said his son and daughter-in-lawhad been having difficulties recently. Lane had spent the pastcouple of weeks at the family home in Nashville, Tenn., but visitedCharlotte briefly a week ago, his father said.

He had left Tennessee on a flight to Charlotte about two hoursbefore he was shot, the elder Lane said.

Mrs. Lane filed a domestic complaint against her husband inMarch, saying her husband snatched a necklace from around her neckduring an argument, causing her to fall. She did not press charges.

The 24-year-old running back also had a case pending against him related to his Feb. 3 arrest after officers found 1.3 grams of marijuana and a .22-caliber rifle in his car, police said. Lane was charged then with possession of a deadly weapon and marijuana.

A grand jury in Jackson, Tenn., indicted Laneon the misdemeanor drug charges, but prosecutors dropped weaponscharges against him, saying Wednesday there wasn’t enough evidenceto support it.