Tallahassee, Florida



From the Tallahassee Democrat of January 22, 2004

Bullets fly during home invasion



Professional football player Corey Fuller wants to know who shot up his Tallahassee house while trying to rob him. And he's willing to pay $10,000 for the information.



Fuller, a former Florida State University and Rickards High standout, announced Wednesday a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest, prosecution and conviction of the man who accosted him earlier in the day.

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Fuller, who formerly played for the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns, said he went out to his Range Rover sometime after 2 a.m. with a friend who was staying with him. He heard a rustling in the bushes next to the house, then a man's voice yelling at them to "get down," he said.



Fuller ran into the house, and the would-be robber kicked in the side door and began firing what Fuller thinks was a .40-caliber handgun, he said.



Another friend who was inside installing Fuller's new television pulled a gun from Fuller's nearby safe and returned fire, Fuller said.



Fuller also told The Associated Press that the gunman had someone inside a waiting getaway car and that he returned fire with a .38-caliber revolver, which also was inside the safe.



More than a dozen bullet holes could be seen in the walls of the kitchen and one of the bedrooms, including in a bed headboard. No one was injured, Tallahassee police said.