A renowned criminal lawyer died after a gunman entered his upscale Florida home and shot him in the head, police said.
Dan Markel, 41, a Florida State University professor, was found bleeding from the bullet wound inside his Tallahassee house after a neighbor called police and reported hearing a loud bang onFriday morning, WCTV-TV reported. <http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/BREAKING-Police-Investigate-Shooting-on-Trescott-Dr-267684731.html> Markel — a father of two boys, ages 3 and 5 — was rushed to a local hospital, where he died the next day. Investigators searched Markel’s two-story Betton Hills home for clues, but they didn’t reveal a possible motive for the senseless killing. “The investigation has provided no indication that this case is connected to burglary or robbery,” read a statement from the Tallahassee Police Department. “There is no evidence this is a random act.” Police, who say they believe Markel was targeted, had not identified a suspect by late Tuesday. [image: Police said Dan Markel was killed by a gunshot wound to the head and that they believed he was deliberately targeted.]Police said Dan Markel was killed by a gunshot wound to the head and that they believed he was deliberately targeted. (DAN MARKEL/FACEBOOK) "It's been a hard week for all of us," a close friend, Robin Effron, told the Daily News. Effron, a professor of law at Brooklyn Law School, said she and her boyfriend just met Markel and his girlfriend for dinner when he visited the city in early July. "We got to meet each other's partners," said Effron, adding that Markel was in good spirits during the meal. "It was lovely...It was a very relaxed, happy dinner." Markel, a Toronto native who graduated from Harvard Law School in 2001, was recently divorced from Wendi Adelson, the mother of his two children and a fellow FSU law professor. [image: Dan Markel, a criminal law professor at Florida State University, died after he was found bleeding from a gunshot wound to his head inside his Tallahassee home.] Adelson, 35, has been cooperating with investigators, but her ex-husband’s murder has left her feeling “distraught, devastated, scared to death,” her lawyer, Jimmy Judkins, told USA Today. <http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/2014/07/21/dan-markel-fsu-law-professor-intended-victim-fatal-shooting-tallahassee-police-say/12977653/> Markel taught several classes at FSU and published several articles that appeared in USA Today and The New York Times — and co-authored the book, “Privilege or Punish: Criminal Justice and the Challenge of Family Ties.” He also founded PrawfsBlawg <http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/>, a blog devoted to discussing a variety of law-related topics. Several of his former colleagues commented on a post announcing Markel’s shocking death. “What we have in common, with many others, is Dan,” the post read. [image: Police stand outside the Tallahassee home where Dan Markel was killed Friday.](WCTV)[image: Flowers rest oustside the Florida home where Dan Markel was fatally shot in the head.](WCTV) Markel died early Saturday, a day after he was found inside his Tallahassee home bleeding from a bullet wound to his head. “His network of friends and loved ones — and he had a great deal of love for all his many friends, as we did and do for him — is enormous. His boundless energy was at the center of this community; it made it run, it gave it life.” Florida State University issued a statement that said, “We will feel his loss for many years to come.” Even students who didn’t know the professor said they were devastated by his murder. “Although he wasn’t my criminal law professor, Professor Markel was a well-known scholar in the area and was known among students as being very challenging in the classroom, and to think about big-ticket issues,” a recent FSU graduate, Stefani Alexander, told Fox News. <http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/22/legal-community-stunned-at-murder-top-law-professor/> Effron said she always admired how much Markel enjoyed teaching law. [image: Markel was a professor of criminal law at Florida State University.]Markel was a professor of criminal law at Florida State University. (WCTV) "He told me, 'Robin, being a law professor is a loophole in life...this is the best job you could ever have and don't forget that,'" she recalled. "That really stuck with me. He felt such joy in his profession." Police are offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and urge tipsters to call detectives at (850) 891-4462. [email protected] On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 11:30:45 AM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: > > Hey Brine, > > Yes. But it's Sissy Pus's thread, and he can attempt to portray his > little stories any which way he wants! Thus, the logic of Secular > Progressives! > > > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 12:25 PM, Brian Bednarek <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I don't watch football, but aren't those pics of pregame prayers rather >> than knee dropping against the anthem??? >> >> On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 11:51 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> football has taken a hit thanks to the cop-hating racists taking their >>> knees. >>> ---- >>> [image: Image result for football players kneeling prayer] >>> [image: Image result for football players kneeling prayer] >>> [image: Image result for football players kneeling prayer] >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 7:33:19 PM UTC-6, Perplexed wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Yeah, it sucks when an entertainer comes out as a leftwing idiot. I >>>> don't consciously boycott such morons, but it just comes naturally that I >>>> don't listen to musicians who do this shit, don't watch athletes who do >>>> this shit, and don't pay for movie tickets when actors do this shit. >>>> >>>> I know I've read that football has taken a hit thanks to the cop-hating >>>> racists taking their knees. But I'm surprised we aren't seeing more >>>> backlash against the Hollywood loonbats as well. >>>> >>>> Personally I've been listening to my old 70s albums I'd not heard in >>>> years lately. :) >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 10:11:13 AM UTC-5, Kamakazee wrote: >>>>> >>>>> U2 used to rock, really rock. My 30 year old daughter was conceived >>>>> in a Motel 6 in Atlanta, GA after a U2 concert, honest to God. >>>>> >>>>> A few years ago they jumped into the political ring, supporting >>>>> Hillbilly Bill. >>>>> >>>>> They were brutal on Trump. >>>>> >>>>> Now they've delayed release of their new album due to.... 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