5th suspect sought in Taylor case
FORT MYERS, Fla., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Fort Myers, Fla., police are looking for a fifth suspect in the shooting death of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor, it was reported Monday.
Taylor was shot during a break-in at his home in the Miami suburb of Palmetto Bay last week.
The Miami Herald quoted an attorney for one of the four men being held in the killing as saying a fifth suspect is being sought.
"We have confirmed it with multiple sources," said attorney Sawyer Smith, who is representing Jason Mitchell, 19.
Charged with felony murder, home invasion and burglary along with Mitchell are Eric Rivera, 17, Venjah Hunte, 20, and Charles Wardlow, 18.
They were arrested in Fort Myers, about 100 miles from Miami.
Taylor, who played safety for the Redskins, was shot Nov. 26 when he came upon intruders in his home. He was 24.
Sean Taylor funeral attended by 3,000
MIAMI, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Nearly 3,000 people gathered at the Pharmed Arena in Miami Monday to remember slain Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor.
Those in attendance ranged from Taylor's wife and 18-month-old daughter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, the Miami Herald reported.
Taylor, 24, was shot to death last week during a burglary at his Palmetto Bay home. Four suspects are under arrest.
"It's times like this that make all of us struggle to find the meaning in life," Goodell told the crowd.
"The NFL is proud of Sean Taylor," he added. "He loved football and football loved him back. But more important is what he was as a man and what he was becoming as a man."
Most of the crowd on Florida International University's main campus wore pins decorated with Taylor's number, 21.
Marbury's father dies after game
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The father of New York Knicks' point guard Stephon Marbury died after leaving his son's Madison Square Garden basketball game, reportedly with chest pains.
No immediate cause of death was reported for Don Marbury Sr., who was taken by ambulance from the arena, the New York Times reported. Team officials closed the Knicks' locker room for 25 minutes after the team's 115-104 loss to the Phoenix Suns, allowing Marbury to leave before media entered.
It was the third recent close death for Marbury, whose early coach, Robert Williams, died Nov. 13. Marbury's aunt, Helen Thomas, also died on Nov. 19.
Cards receiver Boldin has dislocated toe
TEMPE, Ariz., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Arizona wide receiver Anquan Boldin suffered a dislocated toe Sunday during the Cardinals' game against Cleveland.
Cardinals Coach Ken Whisenhunt said Monday that treatment would be decided after Boldin had an MRI on his foot. Whisenhunt said Boldin's return depended on "what kind of damage is involved with the original dislocation."
Arizona (6-6) remain two games behind the Seattle Seahawks (8-8), who won at Philadelphia Sunday.
Boldin's injury is further cripples the Cardinals' wide receiving corps. Larry Fitzgerald missed Sunday's game with a groin injury.
The two Pro Bowl wideouts lead Arizona in receiving, each having caught six touchdowns passes. Fitzgerald has 75 catches for 1,060 yards, and Boldin has 48 receptions for 552 yards. The No. 3 receiver, Bryant Johnson, has 38 catches for 432 yards and one TD.
