R.I.P. Vernon Forrest

Got a text off a friend

hope its not true

Havent been able to find any details on it any know?

Been a very hard few weeks for boxing

 

What!?

This has been an awful period for boxing if it's true. Nothing's been reported yet, so I pray that there's no truth to it.

 

what, paddy i hope your wrong

 

me too mate this is the last thing boxing needs

 

Did your friend specify where he heard this from?

 

Nothing comes up on google....probably false.

 

damn i wont believe this until i see a viable source. i just hope it isnt true

 

paddy has very reliable contacts

 

Damn this would be another huge blow, what is going on, I hope its not true

 

Cedric Boswell posted a R.I.P message on Vernon's facebook wall. I still hope it's not true :?

 

****in' hell, **** if it's true.

 

waaaaa? :huh

Hope not.

 

(WSB Radio) Former boxing champion and U.S. Olympian Vernon Forrest was shot and killed in an attempted car jacking in Northwest Atlanta, a police spokesperson said.
Lt. Keith Meadows with the Atlanta police department told WSB Radio, Forrest was putting air in the tires of his Jaguar around 11 p.m. Saturday at a gas station on White Hall St. at McDaniel Blvd. Investigators said at least two men jumped out of a red Chevrolet Monte Carlo and tried to steal Forrest's car. The boxer had a gun and started running after the suspects.
"The victim and suspect became involved in a brief foot chase," Lt. Meadows said. "At some point, gunfire was exchanged between the two of them. The victim was shot at least once in the head."
Investigators said they are talking to several witness.
"At this point we have a general description of at least two black males driving a red Monte Carlo." Lt. Meadows said.
Police don't think the suspects knew Forrest was a professional boxer. His girlfriend's young son was in the car at the time of the shooting. Family members are flying in from Texas to pick up the child, Lt. Meadows said.
Forrest, who lived in Atlanta, was a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team in Barcelona, Spain. He was a three-time champion with two WBC welterweight wins against Sugar Shane Mosley in 2002. Forrest, nicknamed the viper, beat Sergio Mora for the WBC junior middleweight title in September.
The Augusta, Ga. native was stripped of his WBC belt in May because of a rib injury. He was supposed to fight Sergio Martinez on August 1st.



http://wsbradio.com/localnews/2009/07/fmr-world-champion-boxer-murde.html

 

http://wsbradio.com/localnews/2009/07/fmr-world-champion-boxer-murde.html


Its true he was murdered in a car jacking. Im getting pretty hacked off with this. The world is turning amoral. RIP Forrest. Another fallen...

 

christ no..