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On [[November 26]], [[2007]], at 1:45 a.m., Taylor was shot in the upper leg by an armed intruder at his Palmetto Bay home, critically wounding him by severing his [[femoral artery]]. His girlfriend tried to call police from the house line, only to discover the line had been cut, and proceeded to call 911 from her cell phone, which delayed response time.<ref name=heraldupdate1 /><ref name=taylorshooting>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/615/story/320910.html|title=Taylor responsive after shooting, surgery - 11/26/2007 - MiamiHerald.com}}</ref>

Taylor was airlifted to the Ryder Trauma Center at [[Jackson Memorial Hospital]] where he underwent surgery. He emerged from surgery about 12:30 p.m., however, he had [[Exsanguination|lost a significant amount of blood]] and remained unconscious and in a [[coma]]. His doctors speculated that he may have suffered brain damage due to the blood loss. An unnamed Redskins source reported that Taylor's heart stopped twice during the emergency surgery.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Police Report|url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/2007/11/the_police_report.html |publisher=''The Washington Post'' |date=2007-11-26 |accessdate=2007-11-26}}</ref>

In the early morning of [[November 27]] [[2007]], Taylor died at the hospital.<ref name=wshpost><ref name=taylorshooting/><ref>{{Citation |last=Marvez |first=Alex |title=Redskins safety Taylor awake, responsive |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7490604?MSNHPHMA |publisher=''Fox Sports'' |date=2007-11-26 |accessdate=2007-11-26}}</ref> The news was released to the media by Richard Sharpstein (family friend), who learned the news from Taylor's father around 5:30 a.m.<ref name="yahoo">{{Citation |last=Sedensky |first=Matt |title=Redskins safety Sean Taylor dies a day after being shot |url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-obit-taylor&prov=ap&type=lgns |date=2007-11-27}}</ref>