Redskins safety Sean Taylor was reportedly shot at his home in south Florida, according to WTEM 980, an all-sports radio station in Washington, D.C. More on this story here and here. Reports indicate Taylor was hit in an artery and is in critical condition. It appears Taylor might have been struck twice by gunshots.
Taylor is receiving treatment in hospital right now.
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Paramedics responded and found the victim with a gunshot wound to the groin. According to county property records obtained by the Herald, the residence, at 18050 Old Cutler Road, is listed to Taylor.
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According to police, Miami-Dade patrol officers received a call about 1:45 a.m. Monday that a homeowner had been shot in the leg. The homeowners told police they heard intruders at the rear door of the house, trying to pry it open.
The male homeowner went to investigate and a female in the house then heard a shot. Paramedics responded and found the victim, with a gunshot wound to the groin.
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Sources say Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor is in extremely critical condition after someone shot him at his home early this morning.
Before dawn Monday, Taylor, a former University of Miami football player, was shot in the leg, but the bullet struck the femoral artery, and he has lost a lot of blood.
According to WTEM Radio in Washington, the locker room will be closed today. Joe Gibbs will address the players about this and some players will be made available for interviews.
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The crime sceneRB Clinton Portis, a close friend of Sean Taylor, addressed the media. Said Redskins players are praying hard for Sean as his life is in limbo. Portis addressed the neighborhood issue and said how much Sean has matured and grown up. Mentioned it could happen anywhere, not a bad area, nice area to live.
Said football is a game and just a game. Life is more important. Looking forward to tomorrow for Sean. Portis has not said they have been told whether Sean would survive, lost alot of blood, and hell keep fighting.
UPDATE: Ethan Albright has told reporters that Sean Taylor is in a coma. There are reasons doctors will put a patient into a coma a medically-induced coma but it is generally bad news.
UPDATE: Comcast is reporting that a family friend has said that Seans prognosis does not look good.
UPDATE: Apparently, this is the 3rd time recently that someone or some people had attempted to break into Sean Taylors home in Miami.
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A source said Taylor was shot on the inside of his leg during a home invasion involving one or maybe more: individuals. The bullet pierced Taylors femoral artery, causing him to get rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
Hes in critical condition and has somewhat stabilized after surgery, but things could go either way at this point, the source said. Hes lost an incredible amount of blood. At this point, were just waiting to see how he responds to the surgery.
UPDATING: (1:15 p.m.): Thats what I got at 12:30 this afternoon. This was the latest update from the same assistant. Hes had surgery and hes out of it now. Im not sure if hes going to have other procedure. But from what I hear he may not be able to play again. They think his career is over. He lost too much blood and apparently it affected his brain some. It just doesnt sound good and its going to be a long road back to recovery.
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Taylors lawyer and family friend, Richard Sharpstein, said Taylor emerged from surgery in better shape and will likely live. He is in intensive care and doctors have allowed his family to see him.
Richard Sharpstein, who represented Taylor in a previous criminal case, said Taylor and his girlfriend were in their bedroom and heard noises in the house. The couples baby was also in the house. As he walked to the bedroom door to check out the noise, the door swung open and someone fired two shots at Taylor. One shot hit his groin, the other missed him. Taylors girlfriend found him breathing heavily.
Nothing was stolen. They shot at him and fled, said Sharpstein, who was visiting family at the hospital. He is clearly the victim of assault in his own home.
Sharpstein said someone tried to break into Taylors house last weekend.
Retirees Pat and Jim Smith live in the house next to Taylors. They said they heard voices outside about 2:30 a.m. and went outside to check it out. Jim Smith talked to a woman with a baby in her arms who he believes is Taylors nanny. She said someone tried to break into Taylors house last weekend and again earlier this weekend.
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