very sad story about ex-TCU player
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 2:05 pmI feel for the froggie family.
Ex-TCU star Robbins shot by Miami Beach police
12:24 PM CST on Sunday, January 16, 2005
Associated Press
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Former pro football player and ex-TCU star Barret Robbins was hospitalized Sunday after he was shot by a police officer investigating a burglary at a South Beach office, authorities said.
The one-time Pro Bowl center sustained "multiple gunshot wounds" in the torso Saturday night from Miami Beach police investigating a report of a robbery in the administrative office of a building that houses a nightclub, a gym and a jewelry store, police spokesman Bobby Hernandez said.
Robbins was inside the office and had a "violent struggle" with detectives before Detective Mike Muley shot the former Oakland Raiders lineman, Hernandez said.
"The officer was literally fighting for his life, trying to get Mr. Robbins from getting his gun. That's when the shots rang out," Hernandez said.
Robbins, 31, was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition. Muley suffered minor head injuries in the scuffle and was treated at a hospital and released.
Hernandez said Robbins had not yet been charged in the case because authorities had not been able to interview him.
Robbins was arrested last month in San Francisco for hitting a security guard at a night club.
The often-troubled player is best remembered for disappearing the night before the 2003 Super Bowl in San Diego. He spent Super Bowl Sunday in a hospital and later acknowledged that he had stopped taking his medicine for depression and bipolar disorder. The Raiders lost 48-21 to Tampa Bay.
Robbins was released by Oakland in July, a week after he and two other players were fined three game checks for testing positive for the steroid THG.
Ex-TCU star Robbins shot by Miami Beach police
12:24 PM CST on Sunday, January 16, 2005
Associated Press
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Former pro football player and ex-TCU star Barret Robbins was hospitalized Sunday after he was shot by a police officer investigating a burglary at a South Beach office, authorities said.
The one-time Pro Bowl center sustained "multiple gunshot wounds" in the torso Saturday night from Miami Beach police investigating a report of a robbery in the administrative office of a building that houses a nightclub, a gym and a jewelry store, police spokesman Bobby Hernandez said.
Robbins was inside the office and had a "violent struggle" with detectives before Detective Mike Muley shot the former Oakland Raiders lineman, Hernandez said.
"The officer was literally fighting for his life, trying to get Mr. Robbins from getting his gun. That's when the shots rang out," Hernandez said.
Robbins, 31, was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition. Muley suffered minor head injuries in the scuffle and was treated at a hospital and released.
Hernandez said Robbins had not yet been charged in the case because authorities had not been able to interview him.
Robbins was arrested last month in San Francisco for hitting a security guard at a night club.
The often-troubled player is best remembered for disappearing the night before the 2003 Super Bowl in San Diego. He spent Super Bowl Sunday in a hospital and later acknowledged that he had stopped taking his medicine for depression and bipolar disorder. The Raiders lost 48-21 to Tampa Bay.
Robbins was released by Oakland in July, a week after he and two other players were fined three game checks for testing positive for the steroid THG.