Four Men Arrested For Murder of Sean Taylor

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Four men have been arrested in the shooting death of NFL player Sean Taylor and say they didn't plan to kill him, Miami-area authorities report.

"[The suspects] were expecting a residence that was not occupied. Murder or shooting someone was not their initial motive," Robert Parker, director of the Miami-Dade Police Department, told the media Friday night.

Just the same, according to police, there have been multiple confessions in the case and the individuals will be charged with murder of Sean Taylor.


The suspects are Venjah K. Hunte, 20; Eric Rivera Jr., 17; Jason Scott Mitchell, 17; and Charles Kendrick Lee Wardlow, 18. Sean Taylor, 24, died in the hospital Tuesday, a day after being shot during an apparent burglary at his home.

Sean Taylor Suspects' Mug Shots

Four suspects have been arrested for the murder of Sean Taylor. Clockwise from top left: Venjah K. Hunte, Eric Rivera, Jason Scott Mitchell and Charles Wardlow.

The men knew the NFL star lived at the house, and police told CNN they are investigating the possibility that one or more suspects knew his family.

At 1:45 a.m. Monday, Taylor's girlfriend and the mother of his daughter, Jackie Garcia (the niece of actor Andy Garcia), called 911 and said someone had been shot.

Jackie Garcia did not see what happened to Sean Taylor that night and could not provide a suspect description, Parker told reporters.

She told police she was hiding under the bedding during the attack.

Police said Garcia and Taylor were awakened by noise in the living room and that Sean Taylor got up and locked the bedroom door, but the door was kicked in and two shots fired, one striking him in the leg, leaving him in critical condition.

Jackie Garcia tried to call 911 but was unable to, and used her cell phone instead, police said. There was no evidence the line had been cut.



Sean Taylor was home unexpectedly in South Florida due to an injury incurred on the football field, his former attorney, Richard Sharpstein, told reporters.

"I think he was surprised or they were surprised to find him," he said.

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kill all four of those punks


Damn man sean taylor is da best player in da nfl nd y will they havd to kill sean taylor? Im so piss i will kill them 4 nigga with my ak47 who kill sean taylor...RIP sean tayloq


Mookie, it would be news to me and the rest of the world to make a statement that "Real Nigras" never kill their own kind. There is black on black violence and killing every minute of the day.
It is senseless, ignorant, and disgusting.
They deserve the death penalty just for being so stupid.


It was the high yaller one what did it. Real nigras never kill their own kind. Not even that dead-looking one with the rat teeth.


What a complete waste and utter tragedy. Why did they have to kill him? I am so sorry for Sean's family.

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