It is with great pain that I write, another black man, who was a positive role model, has been shot and killed. We must address the societal problems that cause black youth to enter a life of violence, crime, and ultimate destruction immediately.
(AP Photo/Jeff Zelevansky, File)
CHARLES ODUM,AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA (AP) -- Former boxing champion Vernon Forrest was shot and killed during an apparent robbery in Atlanta, police said Sunday.
Atlanta Police Sgt. Lisa Keyes said in an e-mail Sunday that Forrest may have been robbed and was shot "multiple times in the back" Saturday night in Atlanta.
Keyes said there are no suspects.
"Vernon was one of the few decent people in boxing," promoter Gary Shaw said Sunday.
"I mean really decent. He cared about mentally challenged adults. He cared about kids. I just can't believe it."
Mark Guilbeau, an investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office, said an autopsy is planned for Sunday.
Forrest, who lived in Atlanta, was a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team. He was also a former WBC super welterweight champion.
"He was one of the most gracious and charitable fighters in boxing and he will be missed by the entire boxing community and all of his friends at HBO," HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg told The Associated Press.
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