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NFL Star Taylor Dies After Gunshot

Posted Nov 27th 2007 7:45AM by TMZ Staff

Sean Taylor, the Washington Redskins safety who was shot early Monday at his home in Miami, has died, according to a family friend. He was just 24.

The Pro Bowl safety had taken a bullet in his upper leg, reports the AP, damaging an artery, causing serious blood loss and loss of consciousness. According to his former lawyer, Richard Sharpstein, Taylor seemed to show signs of recovery when he squeezed a nurse's hand late Monday night, but never regained consciousness thereafter.

Miami-Dade Police are investigating the attack, which occurred when an intruder apparently entered Taylor's home, in what the cops are considering a possibly burglary.

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1. Geez!

Posted at 8:09AM on Nov 27th 2007 by Get Real

2. My deepest sympathy to the entire Taylor family.

Posted at 8:12AM on Nov 27th 2007 by Patty

3. that sucks

Posted at 8:12AM on Nov 27th 2007 by piss off

4. My sympathies to the family! I live in the DC area and that's all they are talking about on the news this AM.

Posted at 8:15AM on Nov 27th 2007 by rminva

5. sean will be missed in DC and throughout the NFL, RIP and godbless

Posted at 8:14AM on Nov 27th 2007 by RIP

6. My prayers are with the Taylor family.

Posted at 8:15AM on Nov 27th 2007 by Just a thought !

7. What a tragedy! My prayers go out to the Taylor family

Posted at 8:16AM on Nov 27th 2007 by ali

8. My prayers are out for the family of Sean Taylor..... This is a very sad day to say the least, I hope the scumbags that did this are found...Actually they will be its only a matter of time.....Our prayers are with the daughter and family of Sean.

Posted at 8:17AM on Nov 27th 2007 by ashley

9. this is so sad. had his family in the house never heard of a turnacate to prevent so much blood loss?

Posted at 8:21AM on Nov 27th 2007 by Wake Up Call

10. Extremely sad, It's bad when your home is not even safe. Rest in peace, God bless!!

Posted at 8:21AM on Nov 27th 2007 by Lenn K.

11. i wonder if this the same robbery crew thats been going around hitting athlete's mansions...

Posted at 8:24AM on Nov 27th 2007 by roughdaddy

12. Real sad but when you live a life of a thug you cant expect to live very long. I feel for a little girl who wont know her father.

Posted at 8:33AM on Nov 27th 2007 by Get Real

13. This is so sad - it is excruciating.

A million dollar career, a one in a million suceess.

Can you imagine how his parents must feel at this moment .

wonder how many other victims this intruder must have made during his criminal career

wonder how he feels reading this press

Posted at 8:35AM on Nov 27th 2007 by Security

14. So sad and senseless. I feel for his family, especially his young daughter. I hope they hurry up and catch these people.

I'm sick of the spin here in the DC area focusing on some of the negatives about his past. No man deserves to be gunned down in his home with his child sleeping in the next room. RIP Sean.

Posted at 8:35AM on Nov 27th 2007 by laanie

15. RIP SEAN TAYLOR... DC MISSES YOU MAN.

Posted at 8:38AM on Nov 27th 2007 by kkccll

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