Former FSU receiver Travis Rudolph invokes stand your ground law in murder case

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Rudolph said in a court filing last week that he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot one man and hurt another.

Travis Rudolph, the former Florida State and NFL receiver, is asking for the murder charge and three others against him to be dropped because he acted in self-defense in an April shooting.

Rudolph’s attorney, Marc Shiner, outlined the self-defense claim in a court filing last week that gives Rudolph’s first public account of the incident.

According to the filing, the incident began when Rudolph’s girlfriend accused him of cheating on her. She hit Rudolph on the head with a tequila bottle, broke his phone and destroyed a video game system. The woman told two people — whose names are redacted — that Rudolph slammed her to the ground. She texted that they should go to Rudolph’s home and “shoot his s--t up.” She also told Rudolph’s sister that she was sending someone over to kill Rudolph.

Around midnight, four men arrived at the Palm Beach County home where Rudolph was living with his mom and older brother. Rudolph believed that at least one of the visitors was in a gang. He put his AR-15 near the front door before going outside.

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