Jackie Garcia, who is the niece of Andy Garcia, was the girlfriend of the Redskins safety and was there Monday night when they heard loud noises inside Taylor’s home.
Jackie Garcia hid in the couple's bedroom with their 18-month-old daughter, also named Jackie, while Sean Taylor, 24, went to investigate the break-in.
The intruder fired at least two shots, one of which struck Sean Taylor in the groin. The assailant then fled as Sean Taylor stumbled back to the bedroom and Jackie Garcia called 911 on her cellphone. The phone lines to Taylor's home had been cut.
“His heroic action on that tragic night saved both of their lives and is a testament to his humanity and courage,” Andy Garcia, the star of Ocean’s Thirteen, said in a statement to the Miami Herald. “His spirit will live forever, in our hearts and through the legacy of his achievements and the family he leaves behind.”
Jackie Garcia and Sean Taylor were high school sweethearts at South Florida’s Gulliver Preparatory School and attended the University of Miami together.
“Sean Taylor as known to many as an extraordinary athlete and unquestionable teammate,” Andy Garcia, 51, added. “To those of us who had the good fortune to count him as a member of our extended family, we will always remember him as a caring and loving individual.”
The Miami-Dade police director said Wednesday that authorities have “no reason to think this was anything other than a burglary or a robbery.”
There are no suspects in the murder of Sean Taylor, who died at the hospital after suffering major blood loss and brain damage as a result of the shooting. - Source: By Hollywood Gossip Copyright
Andy García (born April 12, 1956) is an Academy Award-nominated Cuban-born American actor. Garcia became known in the 1990s, having appeared in several successful Hollywood films, including The Godfather: Part III and When a Man Loves a Woman. More recently, Andy Garcia has starred in Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen.
Its ashame.
The whole Sean Taylor thing is so disturbing to me. Especially after finding out that the suspects are so young.
Another writer over at Highbrid Nation did a nice peice on how some in the media want to blame hip hop for Taylor's death. Which is crazy if you ask me.
It'd be nice if we can stop the finger pointing and come up with some real solutions to help our lost youth.