Sean Taylor Has Been Shot!

[Busyman]

The National Football League's Sean Taylor, a star defensive player for the Washington Redskins, was shot in his home near Miami on Monday, police said.

Taylor, 24, the fifth overall pick of the 2004 draft by the Redskins, was airlifted in critical condition to Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment, police said.

The Miami Herald reported that Taylor and other occupants of the house heard intruders at the rear door and that Taylor was shot in the leg, but police said they could not confirm those details.

"We've yet to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting," Miami-Dade Police spokeswoman Kathy Webb said.

Miami-Dade police Lt. Nancy Perez, speaking to reporters outside Taylor's home, said Taylor "was shot in the lower extremities. He was airlifted to Ryder Trauma (center at Jackson Memorial Hospital) in critical condition."

Taylor, a college star with the University of Miami, bought the four-bedroom home in Palmetto Bay, a village just south of Miami, for $900,000 two years ago.

Taylor had five interceptions this season but had been sidelined the last two weeks with a leg injury.

That's fucked up!

He was hit in his femural artery and had lots of blood loss.

[BawA]

no kidding

[Barbarossa]

Was he shot in his injured leg or his good one?

[Busyman]

Was he shot in his injured leg or his good one?

Dunno. I'm listening to sports talk radio now and reports are saying he was shot multiple times.

[Busyman]

He died this morning.

He's the first player to die during the season in 36 years.

I wish he had a gun. I heard he grabbed his machete, someone kicked in his bedroom door, and shot him.

[Barbarossa]

Explain how having a gun would have helped.

Was he notorious for not having a gun?

[Peerzy]

He died this morning.

He's the first player to die during the season in 36 years.

I wish he had a gun. I heard he grabbed his machete, someone kicked in his bedroom door, and shot him.

Why would two people having a gun be better than one, more mindless violence?

[Busyman]

Explain how having a gun would have helped.

Was he notorious for not having a gun?

Gun > Machete

He died this morning.

He's the first player to die during the season in 36 years.

I wish he had a gun. I heard he grabbed his machete, someone kicked in his bedroom door, and shot him.

Why would two people having a gun be better than one, more mindless violence?

What kinda dumb statement is that?

It's about protecting yourself and also deterring another from shooting you. What's mindless about trying save your own life....in your home?

Newsflash..A machete doesn't deter a gun toter.

So now this turns into an idealogical battle about guns.

I've known too many folks that would be dead right now without a gun. Your statement sounds really dumb since the one without the gun died.

Nice going on your soapbox.

[Barbarossa]

There's already a guy in your house trying to shoot you. You can assume that any perceived deterrent your gun holds has already been rendered ineffective.

Actually once the guy has pulled the trigger you've a better chance of stopping a bullet with a machete than you have with another gun.

Real life is not Gunfight at the OK Corral, moron

[t0mmy]

how are you going to stop a bullet with a machete