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Redskins' Sean Taylor dies day after shooting

On Monday night, doctors .expressed optimism after Redskins safety Sean Taylor showed responsiveness in the wake of a shooting early that morning. He squeezed a nurse's hand and showed facial expressions.

But by early Tuesday, hope was gone. Taylor, 24, died at about 3:30 a.m. of gunshot wounds suffered during an apparent burglary at his home in the Miami suburb of Palmetto Bay.

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