Police Arrest 4 in Sean Taylor's Shooting

Authorities have arrested four Lee County, Florida, men in connection with the shooting death of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor. Miami-Dade Police Department Director Robert Parker said the suspects went to Taylor's home to burglarize it when they thought he would be out of town.

"They were certainly not looking to go there and kill anyone," Parker said. "We're looking into whether or not one or more of the individuals had been at the residence before."

Parker said more than one of the suspects had confessed, but he would give no further details.

The Miami-Dade Police Department arrested four people Friday in Lee County in Southwest Florida, about 100 miles from Taylor's home. Police spokeswoman Linda O'Brien identified the men as: Venjah K. Hunte, 20; Eric Rivera Jr., 17; Jason Scott Mitchell, 17; and Charles Kendrick Lee Wardlow, 18. Police believe two of the suspects had ties to Taylor and had previously been to the All-Pro football player's home.

All four suspects have been charged with unpremeditated murder, armed burglary and home invasion with a firearm or another deadly weapon. They have all been denied bond. Probable cause affidavits for Mitchell and Rivera said the two confessed to participating in armed burglary.

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