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| A star player from the National Football League in the US has died, a day after being shot in his home during an apparent burglary. | A star player from the National Football League in the US has died, a day after being shot in his home during an apparent burglary. |
| Sean Taylor, who played for the Washington Redskins, was shot by an intruder at his home near Miami. | Sean Taylor, who played for the Washington Redskins, was shot by an intruder at his home near Miami. |
| Mr Taylor, 24, died after heavy blood loss, caused by the severing of his femoral artery. | Mr Taylor, 24, died after heavy blood loss, caused by the severing of his femoral artery. |
| A family friend told AP news agency the NFL star had not regained consciousness after being taken to hospital. | A family friend told AP news agency the NFL star had not regained consciousness after being taken to hospital. |
| Police said they were investigating the circumstances behind the shooting. | Police said they were investigating the circumstances behind the shooting. |
| "It's a tremendously sad and unnecessary event. He was a wonderful, humble, talented young man, and had a huge life in front of him," said Richard Sharpstein, the player'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 front of him," said Richard Sharpstein, the player's former lawyer. |
| Mr Sharpstein said Mr Taylor's girlfriend had told him that at least one person had burst into the player's home and fired two shots, one hitting a wall and the other striking him in the leg. | Mr Sharpstein said Mr Taylor's girlfriend had told him that at least one person had burst into the player's home and fired two shots, one hitting a wall and the other striking him in the leg. |
| Mr Taylor's girlfriend and his 18-month-old daughter Jackie were in the house at the time of the shooting but were not injured. | |
| Eight days earlier, an intruder had been reported at Mr Taylor's home. | |
| "They're really sifting through that incident and today's incident, to see if there's any correlation," Miami-Dade Police Detective Mario Rachid said. | |
| Hard hitter | |
| Redskins fans held a vigil for Sean Taylor on Monday night | |
| Mr Taylor, a college star with the University of Miami, was the fifth pick of the 2004 NFL Draft and was enjoying a successful season until a knee injury sidelined him for the past two games. | |
| "For all of us here, we're obviously in shock," Redskins coach Joe Gibbs said on Monday. "I know I can't put it in words." | |
| Mr Taylor had a reputation as one of the hardest hitters in the league. | |
| "I just take this job very seriously," he said in an interview during training camp. | |
| "It's almost like, you play a kid's game 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 have done this, I could have done that'." |