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Monday, November 26, 2007

Redskins' Taylor shot in Fla. home

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Washington Redskinssafety Sean Taylor was shot and critically wounded early this morning at his South Florida home, according to Miami-Dade Police and the team.

The fourth-year pro was gravely hurt after an intruder shot him in the leg, piercing a major artery and causing massive blood loss, according to a Taylor attorney and family friend.

Police, who are still investigating exactly what occurred, received a 911 call from Taylor's home about 1:45 this morning and arrived to find the wounded Taylor.

The star player was airlifted to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. He is listed in critical condition and is unconscious after undergoing more than six hours of surgery.

Richard Sharpstein, an attorney and family friend of Taylor's, told several media outlets that the player was shot by an intruder who entered the house and encountered Taylor in a hallway outside one of the bedrooms.

"It was clearly a burglary, an armed burglary," Sharpstein said.

Teammates at Redskin Park in Ashburn confirmed reports that Taylor was out of surgery but still in critical condition.

"That's the word," tight end Chris Cooley said when asked to confirm if the team was told of Taylor's condition. "Santana [Moss'] mom has been with him, and the news is that he has been in surgery for like six hours this morning and in a coma right now.

"It's a fight right now. Everyone's prayers are with Sean. You hope for the best. He's a strong person."

Police have spent much of the day at Taylor's Palmetto Bay home examining the scene talking to Taylor's girlfriend and any possible witnesses. Police said they could not confirm reports of an intruder, but that an investigation was ongoing.

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