Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor was reported as being in critical condition after being shot by an intruder at his home in South Miami. This is really scary and shows that crime really affects everyone including big stars with lots of money. The reports say that Taylor and his girlfriend heard noises in the house and he proceeded to check out the situation with a weapon. The intruder opened the master bedroom door and shot Taylor before he could respond and severed his femoral artery, causing him to bleed uncontrollably. Taylor’s defense attorney Richard Sharpstein is quoted as saying “Doctors are worried whether he’s going to make it or whether he’ll be brain-dead” and “It looks bleak.” The recent news did mention that Taylor was able to squeeze a doctors hand when requested to.
Police are still investigating the incident but it is weird that the burglar would head to the master bedroom and proceed to shooting but most likely the criminal was flustered after making loud noises. However the house was broken into a couple of days before and Taylor did have some issues with some men in West Perrine after being arrested for pointing a gun on the men. His GMC Yukon Denali was sprayed with bullets minutes after the incident but no one was present in the car.
This comes back to the fact that many athletes have a hard time leaving bad company behind. There are plenty of athletes who grew up in bad environments and tend to have loyal friends that are just involved in that bad business. Michael Vick is a current prime example and Allen Iverson was in the news a couple of years ago for having an entourage that was bad rep. Hopefully athletes will be able to either take these bad counterparts out of bad situations or cut their ties all together to save themselves and their families. Taylor’s cousin Anthony Leon was quoted as saying “He’s been trying to stay away from bad company — especially for his daughter’s sake.”