bullets were fired into a stolen vehicle. During an April 2006 trial, Taylor pled no contest to misdemeanor battery and assault charges; he was placed on 18 months probation and ordered to support ten Miami-Dade County schools by speaking about the importance of education and donating $1,000 to each school. Death On November 18, 2007, burglars pried open a window to Taylor's empty home and rummaged through a desk and safe. On November 26, Taylor heard noises in his house and, while investigating the cause, he was shot in the upper leg by an intruder. His fiancée, Jackie García, and their 18-month-old daughter, Jackie, were unharmed. Taylor's femoral artery was severed, causing extensive blood loss. He was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he died the following day. Taylor's funeral was held at the Pharmed Arena at Florida International University in Miami on December 3, 2007. On November 30, four menVenjah K. Hunte, 20; Eric Rivera, Jr., 17; Jason Scott Mitchell, 19; and Charles Kendrick Lee Wardlow, 18were arrested. Police said more than one confessed. All four men were charged with felony second-degree murder, armed burglary, and home invasion robbery with a firearm, charges which carried a maximum of life in prison. In May 2008, a fifth suspect, 16-year-old Timothy Brown, was charged with first-degree murder and burglary. All the murder charges were subsequently increased to first-degree murder. The death penalty, however, was not sought because the gunman, Rivera, was 17 years old. Remembrance The NFL recognized the death of Taylor by placing a No. 21 decal on the back of all NFL players' helmets during all Week 13 games; additionally, a moment of silence was held before each game that week. Players on other teams were given the option to continue wearing the decals in subsequent weeks. Taylor was posthumously voted starting free safety for the NFC team for the 2008 Pro Bowl and voted a second team All-Pro. The Redskins had the number 21 painted on the field, at a parking lot entrance and in the Redskins Ring of Fame, all three of which became temporary memorials. In addition to the black No. 21 sticker on the back of every NFL helmet, the Redskins also wore the number as a patch on player uniforms, warmup shirts and coaching staff jackets, as well as unveiling a banner bearing his name and number. His locker at Redskins Park was encased