Lake Park resident describes Travis Rudolph shooting scene April 7, 2021 at 10:55 PM EDT - Updated April 8 at 12:01 AM
A man who didn t want his identity revealed describes the number of shots he heard early Wednesday along North Redwood Drive in Lake Park. An hour later I came outside, there were cruisers everywhere and crime scene tape, the man said.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff s Office said one man was taken to a hospital from the Lake Park shooting scene. A second man was found dead a short distance away in West Palm Beach.
The man they have in custody on charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder is Travis Rudolph.
Former Giants Wide Receiver Arrested on Murder Charges in Deadly Double Shooting Travis Rudolph was Florida State’s leading receiver in 2015 and 2016 and left the team early to enter the NFL draft in 2017, going undrafted but eventually signing with the New York Giants
Published April 8, 2021
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Former Florida State football standout and New York Giants wide receiver Travis Rudolph was arrested early Wednesday morning in South Florida for a shooting that left one man dead and another wounded, authorities said.
Rudolph, 25, was charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office news release.
Updated: Apr 8 2021, 3:44 ET
AN EX-Giants player was arrested on April, 7, 2021 and charged first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder.
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Who is Travis Rudolph?
Football player Rudolph, 25, played the wide receiver position.
The former NFL star played college football at Florida State and entered the 2017 NFL Draft.
He signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent following the draft.
Rudolph got promoted to the active roster in October 2017 after multiple injuries to the Giants receivers that year.
The same month, he recorded his first NFL reception in a Week 7 game against the Seattle Seahawks, and finished the game with 3 receptions for 32 yards.
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By Joel Malkin
Apr 8, 2021
A former FSU football star who is charged with murder and attempted murder will stay behind bars.
A judge on Thursday denied bond for 25-year old Travis Rudolph, who was arrested Wednesday in Palm Beach County for a double shooting in Lake Park that left one man dead and another injured.
Deputies say he shot at four men who showed up at his home to confront Rudolph about a fight he had with his girlfriend.
The wide receiver spent one day on the Miami Dolphins practice squad before suffering from an ACL tear and being waived.