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Four Men Arrested in Redskins Star Taylor Slaying

"It's a burglary, and they targeted him for his wealth," said Taylor's former attorney.

 
Two men and two juveniles were arrested Friday in the shooting death of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor.

Police spokeswoman Linda O'Brien identified the four suspects as: Venjah K. Hunte, 20; Eric Rivera Jr., 17; Jason Scott Mitchell, 17; and Charles Kendrick Lee Wardlow, 18. O'Brien said the charges for each had not yet been determined, but "we are talking murder and burglary."

Police said the four suspects went to his home intent on stealing, not killing. They didn't expect Taylor to be there, said Miami-Dade County police Director Robert Parker, but Taylor was recuperating from a knee injury and had returned home from Washington.

When Taylor surprised them, he was shot.

"They were certainly not looking to go there and kill anyone," Parker said. "They were expecting a residence that was not occupied. So murder or shooting someone was not their initial motive."

The four were arrested Friday in southwest Florida, about 100 miles from Miami.

"It's a burglary, and they targeted him for his wealth," said Sharpstein, who's Taylor's former attorney. "It makes his death even more pathetic unnecessary and just, actually disgusting."