Sean Taylor Shot

[Rastak]

I was listening to KFAN just now and I don't know where they got the information but they said Taylor awoke to a loud bang and grabbed a knife and locked his bedroom door. The door burst open and someone fired two shots hitting Taylor with the second shot. I haven't seen this exact story written anywhere so take it for what it's worth.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I'll wait until I learn more before guessing why Taylor was targeted. It could be that it had little or nothing to do with him (other than he was rich). It could be something more sinister.

[The Leaper]

Gated communities and security systems in no way guarantee anyones safety. It may deter one person from trying to rob you but it may attract another.

I'm not saying they do. However, they are created for a purpose...and I can guarantee you that the chances of being shot in your house in a gated community with a security system are far lower than without those things.

That is why this seems odd to me...and that I think there is a reasonable chance this could be something else. Whether it is or not doesn't really matter...I hope Taylor can survive this senseless situation regardless. I'm not trying to suggest anything about Taylor personally...just pointing out that the facts of the situation that we actually know at this point seem to be odd when compared to the story we are hearing about.

[Rastak]

Okay, from the Miami Herold.....

Eight days later, noises in the dark spooked Taylor and his girlfriend. It turned out to be their worst nightmare.

At least one armed intruder had broken into the $900,000 Palmetto Bay house of the star NFL player and were at his bedroom door. Taylor rose from bed to investigate. Just outside his bedroom, he was shot in the groin and critically wounded. He collapsed back into the room, where he breathed heavily as blood gushed from his wound, according to Taylor's lawyer and family friend, Richard Sharpstein.

[The Leaper]

So the information the Herald is reporting...is that coming from his girlfriend? I can't see how anyone else would have a clue at this point...but why would the girlfriend be talking to the Herald at this point?

Or is it through the lawyer...second hand?

[Rastak]

So the information the Herald is reporting...is that coming from his girlfriend? I can't see how anyone else would have a clue at this point...but why would the girlfriend be talking to the Herald at this point?

Or is it through the lawyer...second hand?

It's gotta be second hand from his agent I would guess. The information coming out so far is from teammates and the agent talking to Taylor's family.


Here some more info from the story...

According to police, Miami-Dade patrol officers received a call about 1:45 a.m. Monday that Taylor had been shot in the leg. The caller told police they heard intruders at the rear door of the house, trying to pry it open.

Taylor went to investigate; his girlfriend then heard a shot. Paramedics responded and found Taylor with a gunshot wound to the groin. Detective Juan Villalba, a Miami-Dade police spokesman, said police were interviewing relatives who were potential witnesses.

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 couple's baby was also in the house. As Taylor walked to the bedroom door to check out the noise, the door swung open and someone fired two shots at him. One shot hit his groin, the other missed him. Taylor's 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.''

According to police records, someone also broke into Taylor's house between 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17 and midnight Sunday Nov. 18, by prying open a front window. No one was home at the time. The burglar entered several rooms in the house, rifled through drawers, and a safe in Taylor's bedroom. The police report says it was ''unknown'' whether anything was taken.

In that incident, someone left a kitchen knife on a bed in Taylor's house, according to the police report. Damage was also ``observed to the A/C vent in Taylor's bathroom.

Sharpstein said someone tried to break into Taylor's house last weekend.

Retirees Pat and Jim Smith live in the house next to Taylor's. 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 Taylor's nanny. She said someone tried to break into Taylor's house last weekend and again earlier this weekend.

''I am going to make sure my gun is loaded,'' Jim Smith said. ``We never did have any problems here.''

[The Leaper]

Tried to break in last weekend? It sounds like they had a party watching the OSU-Michigan game.

These crooks had all day to steal stuff last week, but apparently didn't. Instead, they putzed with the A/C vent and left a knife on his bed? Now they show up in the middle of the night and don't steal anything, only shoot Taylor critically?

Again, this isn't adding up at all for me. If these are the same crooks in both situations, it seems they might have been tryinig to inflict injury on Taylor. The first break in was to case the joint and figure out how they wanted to do it...or they were looking for something VERY particular, so it is someone that Taylor is familiar with.

[Rastak]

Tried to break in last weekend? It sounds like they had a party watching the OSU-Michigan game.

These crooks had all day to steal stuff last week, but apparently didn't. Instead, they putzed with the A/C and left a knife on his bed? Now they show up in the middle of the night and don't steal anything, only shoot Taylor critically?

Again, this isn't adding up at all for me. If these are the same crooks in both situations, it seems they might have been tryinig to inflict injury on Taylor. The first break in was to case the joint and figure out how they wanted to do it.

Kinda weird to have someone break in three times in two weeks. Maybe they thought he was in Tampa for the game and the house was empty. Maybe coming back to get the stuff they decided they wanted and were surprised by him? Who knows. Shitty story though.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Tried to break in last weekend? It sounds like they had a party watching the OSU-Michigan game.

These crooks had all day to steal stuff last week, but apparently didn't. Instead, they putzed with the A/C and left a knife on his bed? Now they show up in the middle of the night and don't steal anything, only shoot Taylor critically?

Again, this isn't adding up at all for me. If these are the same crooks in both situations, it seems they might have been tryinig to inflict injury on Taylor. The first break in was to case the joint and figure out how they wanted to do it.

Kinda weird to have someone break in three times in two weeks. Maybe they thought he was in Tampa for the game and the house was empty. Maybe coming back to get the stuff they decided they wanted and were surprised by him? Who knows. Shitty story though.

Very common for thieves to hit the same joint multiple times.

[DannoMac21]

God I hope he's okay.

[The Leaper]

Very common for thieves to hit the same joint multiple times.

And not steal anything? Just putz around with a bathroom A/C vent, rifle through files, and leave a table knife lying on the person's bed?

Sorry Ty...ain't buying the company line on this one. This doesn't smell one bit like a common robbery. These crooks had an agenda...they were looking for something particular or to harm Taylor specifically.

[MadScientist]

Very common for thieves to hit the same joint multiple times.

And not steal anything? Just putz around with a bathroom A/C vent, rifle through files, and leave a table knife lying on the person's bed?

Sorry Ty...ain't buying the company line on this one. This doesn't smell one bit like a common robbery. These crooks had an agenda...they were looking for something particular or to harm Taylor specifically.

You'd think if it were a hit, they'd do a better job of it. Maybe there was something specific they had in mind, but it could be that they just got scared when they ran into someone on the property. Once a shot is fired the crooks bug out because the cops/law will land on them with both feet. Charges can go up to murder 1 (if the victim dies) because they brought a gun with them for a reason.

Hopefully the police can arrest or just plain exterminate scum like this before they strike again.

[KYPack]

It is cold blooded to bring this up with the guy in the ICU, but I know what people are saying. Something doesn't feel right about this case.

[Charles Woodson]

Very common for thieves to hit the same joint multiple times.

And not steal anything? Just putz around with a bathroom A/C vent, rifle through files, and leave a table knife lying on the person's bed?

Sorry Ty...ain't buying the company line on this one. This doesn't smell one bit like a common robbery. These crooks had an agenda...they were looking for something particular or to harm Taylor specifically.

So apparently all crooks are the same?
Look there are some pretty f'ed up people in miami. My school is in palmetto bay, and it is a nice neghborhood. If it is a 900,000 dollar house, there is a decent chance its not gated, especially since not many are in that area.
And one thing to think about is if he had the machette and the guy opened the door, what the hell do you think hes ganna do...

just this weekend my friends dad was stabbed while closing up his restraunt

[FritzDontBlitz]

Yet, your comments suggest that its kinda OK that he gets shot at 2 am at home and is now fighting for his life - because in some way he must have deserved it.

This is a bullshit post that needs to be called out. I think you need to reconsider what you say here. Nutz, and I know him, personally, would never condone shooting a person.

What an incredibly stupid post.

Let me change that. My comments weren't directed at Nutz. Nutz and I were in agreement. I was in fact responding to the same comments Nutz was referring to.

This is my second time editing this post. You don't even wanna know what my first response was, let's just say I misread your reply and I responded in the negative. I edited it the first time when I realized the misunderstanding. My second edit here is to say that after scrolling back to the other comments in between mine I now see there was no need to respond at all.

Thanks guys.