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| NFL's Aaron Hernandez charged with murder | NFL's Aaron Hernandez charged with murder |
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| An American football star has been charged with murder after a fellow player was found dead last week in a Massachusetts industrial park. | An American football star has been charged with murder after a fellow player was found dead last week in a Massachusetts industrial park. |
| Aaron Hernandez, 23, was taken in handcuffs from his home south of Boston in connection with the death of Odin Lloyd, 27, a semi-professional player. | Aaron Hernandez, 23, was taken in handcuffs from his home south of Boston in connection with the death of Odin Lloyd, 27, a semi-professional player. |
| Hernandez was dropped from his team, the New England Patriots, after Wednesday morning's arrest. | Hernandez was dropped from his team, the New England Patriots, after Wednesday morning's arrest. |
| The National Football League called the arrest "deeply troubling". | |
| The league has struggled to improve its image after a string of cases involving dog fighting and gambling, among other criminal charges. | The league has struggled to improve its image after a string of cases involving dog fighting and gambling, among other criminal charges. |
| Mr Hernandez was also charged with several firearms violations. | Mr Hernandez was also charged with several firearms violations. |
| Prosecutors say Lloyd was shot multiple times and that the former Patriots tight-end had a dispute with him a few days before. | Prosecutors say Lloyd was shot multiple times and that the former Patriots tight-end had a dispute with him a few days before. |
| The dead man's family say he and Mr Hernandez were friends, and that Lloyd's girlfriend and Mr Hernandez's fiancee are sisters. |