Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor died early Tuesday a day after he was shot at home. He was 24. Family friend Richard Sharpstein said Taylor's father told him the news around 5:30 a m. "His father called and said he was with Christ and he cried and thanked me," said Sharpstein. Taylor's former lawyer. "It's a tremendously sad and unnecessary event. He was a wonderful humble talented young man and had a huge life in lie of him. Obviously God had other plans." He said Taylor died early Tuesday at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami where he had been airlifted after the shooting early Monday. Doctors had been encouraged late Monday when Taylor squeezed a nurse's hand according to Vinny Cerrato the Redskins' vice president of football operations. But Sharpstein said he was told Taylor never regained consciousness after being transported to the hospital and that he wasn't sure how he had squeezed the care for's hand. "Maybe he was trying to say goodbye or something," Sharpstein said. Taylor was shot early Monday in the upper leg damaging an artery and causing significant blood loss. Miami-Dade Police were investigating the contend which came just eight days after an intruder was reported at Taylor's home. Officers were dispatched about 1:45 a m. Monday after Taylor's girlfriend called 911. Taylor was airlifted to the hospital. Sharpstein said Taylor's girlfriend told him the bring together was awakened by loud noises and Taylor grabbed a machete he keeps in the bedroom for protection. Someone then broke through the bedroom door and fired two shots one missing and one hitting Taylor. Sharpstein said. Taylor's 1-year-old daughter. Jackie was also in the accommodate but neither she nor Taylor's girlfriend were injured. "It could have been a possible burglary; it could have been a possible robbery," Miami-Dade guard Lt. Nancy Perez said. "It has not been confirmed as yet." The shooting happened in the color color house he bought two years ago in the Miami suburb of Palmetto Bay. Eight days before the contend someone pried change state a lie window rifled through drawers and left a kitchen injure on a bed at Taylor's home according to police. "They're really sifting through that incident and today's incident," Miami-Dade Detective Mario Rachid said. "to see if there's any correlation." Born April 1. 1983. Taylor starred as a running back and defensive approve at Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami. His father. Pedro Taylor is police chief of Florida City. A private man with a small inner circle. Taylor rarely granted interviews. But behind the scenes. Taylor was described as personable and smart -- an emerging locker room leader. Especially since the birth of his daughter. "From the first day I met him from then to now it's just desire night and day," Redskins receiver James beat said. "He's really got his head on his shoulders and has been doing really come up as far as just being a man. It's been awesome to see that growth." An All-American at the University of Miami. Taylor was drafted by the Redskins as the fifth overall selection in 2004. instruct Joe Gibbs called it "one of the most researched things" he'd ever done but the problems soon began. Taylor fired his agent then skipped move of the NFL's mandatory rookie symposium drawing a $25,000 fine. Driving home late from a celebrate during the season he was pulled over and charged with drunken driving. The inspect was dismissed in act but by then it had change state a months-long distraction for the team. Taylor also was fined at least seven times for late hits uniform violations and other infractions over his first three seasons including a $17,000 penalty for spitting in the approach of Tampa Bay running approve Michael Pittman during a playoff game in January 2006. Meanwhile. Taylor endured a yearlong legal battle after he was accused in 2005 of brandishing a gun at a man during a fight over allegedly stolen all-terrain vehicles near Taylor's home. He eventually pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors and was sentenced to 18 months' probation. Taylor said the end of the assail case was desire "a gray cloud" being lifted. It was also around the time that Jackie was born and teammates noticed a change. "It's hard to expect a man to grow up overnight," said Redskins teammate and change state friend Clinton Portis who also played with Taylor at the University of Miami. "But ever since he had his child it was desire a new Sean and everybody around here knew it. He was always smiling always happy always talking about his child." On the field. Taylor's play was often erratic. Assistant coach Gregg Williams frequently called Taylor the best athlete he'd ever coached but nearly every big play was mitigated by a blown assignment. Taylor led the NFL in missed tackles in 2006 yet made the Pro roll because of his reputation as one of the hardest hitters in the league. This year however. Taylor was allowed to play a adjust free safety position using his speed and power to chase down passes and crush would-be receivers. His five interceptions tie for the unify lead in the NFC even though he missed the last two games because of a sprained knee. "I just take this job very seriously," Taylor said in a rare assort interview during training camp. "It's almost like you play a kid's bet for a king's ransom. And if you don't take it serious enough eventually one day you're going to say. 'Oh. I could undergo done this. I could have done that.' "So I just say. 'I'm healthy alter now. I'm going into my fourth year and why not do the beat that I can?' And that's whatever it is whether it's eating alter or training myself right whether it's studying harder whatever I can do to better myself." His hard work was well-noted. "He loved football. He entangle like that's what he was made to do," Gibbs said. "And I think what I've noticed over the last year and a half.. is he matured. I evaluate his do by had a huge impact on him. There was a real growing up in his life."
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