BREAKING NEWS: SEAN TAYLOR DIES

Update: Sean Taylor died this morning at 5:30 after receiving a gunshot wound to his leg during what police are investigating as a possible armed robbery at his home. The 24-year-old player was in the intensive care unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital after several hours of surgery, said family friend Richard Sharpstein, his former lawyer. Taylor lost a "significant" amount of blood because the bullet damaged his femoral artery, Sharpstein said. Doctors are worried the blood loss might affect blood flow to the brain, said Sharpstein, who was at the hospital with Taylor's family and friends. In a story posted on The Washington Post's Web site, Sharpstein characterized Taylor as "nonresponsive and unconscious." Taylor has had several problems on and off the field, including one time two years ago when he was accused of brandishing a gun. The shooting came eight days after another invasion was reported at his home. According to police records, someone pried open a front window, rifled through his drawers and left a kitchen knife on a bed. Officers were sent to Taylor's home at about 1:45 a.m. after his girlfriend called 911 and said he was shot in his lower body, Lt. Nancy Perez said. Taylor had missed the last two games because of a knee injury and was at home recuperating. Taylor was airlifted to the hospital. Investigators were still interviewing the girlfriend and other relatives who were in the home to try to determine what happened, Perez said. No arrests have been made. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Sean's family and friends.

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