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4th Charged in Bradford Case Is U of M Student

Football star's enemy enlisted others for botched robbery

(Newser) - A Memphis student plotted the theft that led to Tigers defensive lineman Taylor Bradford being shot and killed, police say. The student, Devin Jefferson, 21, was charged late yesterday, confirming a hunch that the three muggers had a tip-off from inside the University of Memphis, reports the Memphis Commercial Appeal.

Three Charged in Memphis Death
Three Charged in Memphis Death

Three Charged in Memphis Death

Killers planned to rob lineman of his casino winnings

(Newser) - Three men have been charged in the murder of Taylor Bradford, the University of Memphis defensive lineman gunned down outside his campus apartment last week. Police allege that DaeShawn Tate, 21, Victor Trezevant, 21, and Courtney Washington, 22 went to Bradford's dorm specifically to rob him.  

Memphis U. Mourns Murdered Athlete
Memphis U. Mourns Murdered Athlete

Memphis U. Mourns Murdered Athlete

Footballer was carrying casino winnings

(Newser) - Hundreds of University of Memphis students gathered  to mourn a student football player fatally shot near campus housing. Taylor Bradford, 21, was carrying as much as $7,000 he had won earlier at a casino when he was killed Sunday night, according to police. Two men were seen running from...

Memphis DL Killed in Shooting
Memphis DL Killed in Shooting

Memphis DL Killed in Shooting

Police unsure if junior was targeted or victim of random attack

(Newser) - University of Memphis defensive lineman Taylor Bradford was shot dead outside campus housing last night, in an act university officials say was targeted specifically against the junior. Police did not concur, asserting the incident might have been random; classes were cancelled today for the 20,000-student school, and campus housing...

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