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http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Am1MMjCCL_k_K9LGMKarHetDubYF?slug=pfw-20110328_report_bucs_cb_talib_person_of_interest_in_shootinBuccaneers CB Aqib Talib(notes) has been named a "person of interest" in a March 21 shooting, according to the Dallas Observer.
Police in Garland, Texas tabbed Talib with the title following an altercation between his sister, his sister's boyfriend and his mother.
Pending an investigation, Talib could be arrested and charged with anything from discharging a firearm within a municipality to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Observer.
According to the initial police report and two sources familiar with the case, per the Observer, Talib attempted to hit his sister's boyfriend, Shannon Billings, with a pistol. Following a struggle, Talib then, allegedly, fired shots at Billings as Billings ran away.
Talib recently completed his third season in the NFL and is coming off a year in which he recorded a career-high six interceptions in just 11 games. The Kansas product has 127 tackles, 35 passes defensed and 15 interceptions in his career.