Skins' Sean Taylor, 24, dies

[Danzig]

i saw that taylor is out of a coma. hope that he makes a full recovery. very sad story! best wishes to him and his family.

[Cannon Shell]

I wonder if there isn't a bigger story behind this

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I wonder if there isn't a bigger story behind this

Gotta be....attempted robbery 2 times in the span of 8 days??

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GPK

Gotta be....attempted robbery 2 times in the span of 8 days??

or maybe not. guys a football player, so maybe they thought he wouldn't be there, that he'd be at the game.

[declansharbor]

RIP Sean Taylor, another professional fallen victim to senseless crimes.

[ddthetide]

died sometime after midnight !

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I wonder if there isn't a bigger story behind this

has to be more to this. he's another of the gangster hurricanes.

[Danzig]

just saw that he passed away. they thought he was responsive as a nurse said he had squeezed her hand.

[ninetoone]

RIP...what terrible news.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

has to be more to this. he's another of the gangster hurricanes.

Not that there are "interesting" sidebars to this tragedy, but a few things from articles this morning..

- He reached for his machete under his bed when he first heard sounds. I think he had weapons issues previously and maybe this shows he was taking it seriously? Not many athletes that I've heard of would not have a gun nearby if their house had been broken into 8 days earlier.

- His 1 year old child was in the house at the time....Could have been even worse

- When his girlfriend tried to call 911 the phone was dead because the lines had been cut...very Cape Fear like. She then had to use her cell phone which caused a delay in the emergency response.

- His house was completely walled in and alarmed to the nines....How did they get in? Is that why the phone lines were cut...to silence the alarm?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Not that there are "interesting" sidebars to this tragedy, but a few things from articles this morning..

- He reached for his machete under his bed when he first heard sounds. I think he had weapons issues previously and maybe this shows he was taking it seriously? Not many athletes that I've heard of would not have a gun nearby if their house had been broken into 8 days earlier.

- His 1 year old child was in the house at the time....Could have been even worse

- When his girlfriend tried to call 911 the phone was dead because the lines had been cut...very Cape Fear like. She then had to use her cell phone which caused a delay in the emergency response.

- His house was completely walled in and alarmed to the nines....How did they get in? Is that why the phone lines were cut...to silence the alarm?

If they were there to rob him why did they break into the bedroom, shoot him, not shoot the girlfriend, and cut the phoneline ? Did they actually take anything? Finding and cutting the phoneline in the dark and only shooting him makes me suspect about the whole story

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

If they were there to rob him why did they break into the bedroom, shoot him, not shoot the girlfriend, and cut the phoneline ? Did they actually take anything? Finding and cutting the phoneline in the dark and only shooting him makes me suspect about the whole story

DT CSI

I assumed they had cut the lines outside the house before going in

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by GBBob

DT CSI

I assumed they had cut the lines outside the house before going in

Even so that would be the sign of a sophisticcated burgler who would probably not bust into Taylors bedroom with guns blazing, therefore screwing up the heist. My inner detective says the guy was someone they knew, who had been there before and who had something owed to him or a grudge. Especially in light of a recent break in.

[declansharbor]

It's a shame that he resided so damn far from the "golden hour" hospital. Had he gotten the proper treatment in a more haste fashion, he'd probably be alive to tell the story. Unless the POS criminal that did him in runs off at the mouth, bragging about it, we may never know the full story on why he was killed.
Cannon, good points. Noone else injured, the house remained unransacked this time around. All tell tale signs of a personal grudge. The first time around was probably a trial run to see the police response time, to see if the house was alarmed, and to get a good feel for the house. Not to mention to send a message by leaving the knife.
I'm still shocked. To have it happen at a club is one thing. To have your house invaded is a whole different bowl of wax.

[docicu3]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I wonder if there isn't a bigger story behind this

As I said above it didn't make sense the way it was handled by PR folks....I think it is likely because he still had a neart beat that he was taken to surgery to repair the artery hoping the neuro exam would improve which of course it did not.

Sad sad event for a guy supposedly finally dropping the gangster mentality for the birth of a child...

The hypothermia protocol is used to limit the inflammation in the brain that further causes less blood flow through the brain. In this circumstance it would not be all that rare to hear that Mr Taylor was brain dead on arrival to the hospital.......very sad indeed!!

[The Bid]

Very sad. The 1983 birthday is chilling to read.

It glares that he missed the rookie function where they try to get these guys to disassociate with scumbags.