Sunday, 24 February 2008

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Garcia praises Taylor for saving niece

MIAMI, Nov. 29 Hollywood actor Andy Garcia is praising slain NFL

player Sean Taylor for his bravery in saving the lives of his baby

daughter and girlfriend, Garcia's niece.Jackie Garcia hid with their

18-month-old child while Taylor confronted his assailant and was shot.

Police said they believe Taylor was the victim of a botched break-in,

The Washington Post said.

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Police suspect random burglar killed Taylor

Police investigating Sean Taylor's death say they've found no

indication the Washington Redskins safety was targeted or knew the

assailant who broke into his home.

Miami-Dade police director Robert Parker called it "more like a random

event."

"There's nothing that indicates thus far that there's some kind of

involvement on the victim's part," he said Wednesday.

Evidence indicates one or more intruders barged into Taylor's home in

an affluent Miami suburb early Monday, Parker said. After a

confrontation inside the house, the 24-year-old was shot once in the

upper leg and died early Tuesday after losing a tremendous amount of

blood.

Police said they had no suspects, and were still investigating a

possible link to a Nov. 17 break-in at Taylor's home, during which

they said someone pried open a front window, rifled through drawers

and left a kitchen knife on a bed.

"We have no reason to think this was anything other than a burglary or

a robbery involving an intruder," Parker said.

Taylor's funeral will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Pharmed Arena on

the campus of Florida International University in Miami. Redskins

owner Dan Snyder is making arrangements for the entire football


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