from the Washington Post,

Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor has died from the gunshot wound he suffered early Monday when he was shot in his Miami home.

“He did not make it through the night,” said Taylor’s attorney, Richard Sharpstein, who called the incident “a ridiculous unnecessary tragedy."…

Taylor’s death comes after what had been interpreted as optimistic signs following hours of surgery.

Taylor had squeezed a doctor’s hand and made facial expressions early Monday evening, Redskins officials and a family friend said, providing some hope after he emerged from seven hours of surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital. He had been “unresponsive and unconscious” until that point and doctors had feared possible brain injury or death, according to Taylor’s attorney, Richard Sharpstein.

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