Jury convicts man in killing of Redskins' Taylor (Yahoo Sports)

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A jury has convicted a man of second-degree murder in the in the killing of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor, who was shot outside his bedroom after witnesses said he confronted a group of young men who broke into his home. The jury deliberated about 16 hours over four days before returning the verdict Monday in the trial of 23-year-old Eric Rivera Jr., who admitted in a videotaped confession to police days after Taylor's death that he fired the fatal shot after kicking in the bedroom door. The courtroom was packed with Taylor and Rivera family members - and about two dozen security personnel - but there were no outbursts.

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