Sean Taylor

TALLAHASSEE, FL - After eleven days of trial, on November 4, Eric Rivera Jr. was found guilty of the 2007 murder and armed burglary of Redskins football player Sean Taylor in Miami, FL.

Associated Press

Former police director Robert Parker said the defendants were “certainly not looking to go there and kill anyone.” “They were expecting a residence that was not occupied.”

Prosecutors do not believe the murder of Sean Taylor was premeditated. The intruders planned to steal money and valuables from the home. They did not anticipate Taylor being home due to an injury. 



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The Assistant State Attorney Ray Araujo stated, “ This defendant confessed to the murder of Sean Taylor, that he committed it”

Eric Rivera took the stand. He retracted his prior confession of shooting Taylor. He now testified that he was not inside the house at the time of the shooting.

 

The home was occupied by  Sean Taylor, his girlfriend and daughter. Taylor emerged with a machete, and was shot in the femoral artery in the leg. The police never retrieved the gun. Taylor died the following day due to his injury.

 

Sean Taylor's cousin, Julie Tanner feels this is a sad situation, and she still doesn't have closure. She remembers him as being a family man. "His father reared him and got him into the necessary schools and activities to catapult his career."

 

 

The other parties involved in the case will be charged at a later time.

By, Kelley Simmons
With contributions from The New York Times and Associated Press
Photo, Associated Press
Video, Associated Press
 

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