Recent WBC junior middleweight champion and 1992 U.S. Olympian Vernon Forrest was shot and killed Saturday night during an attempted carjacking, WSB Radio in Atlanta has reported, citing a police spokesman.
Forrest, whose title was vacated in May amid an indefinite rib injury, was shot seven or eight times as he chased at least two men who had tried to steal his Jaguar as he put air in his tires at an Atlanta gas station, Lt. Keith Meadows said, according to the radio station.
“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.” “At this point we have a general description of at least two black males driving a red Monte Carlo,” Meadows said, according to the report.
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Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was shot multiple times, including once in the head, and a pistol was discovered near the body of the 20-year-old woman found dead with him Saturday in a downtown condominium. Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron identified the woman as Sahel Kazemi, whom he called a “friend” of McNair’s. She had a single gunshot wound to the head. Police said the 36-year-old McNair was found on the sofa in the living room, and Kazemi was very close to him on the floor. Aaron said the gun was not “readily apparent” when police first arrived. Autopsies were planned for Sunday. Aaron said McNair’s wife, Mechelle, is “very distraught.” “At this juncture, we do not believe she is involved,” he said. “Nothing has been ruled out, but as far as actively looking for a suspect tonight, the answer would be no.” For More click

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Exodus Tyson, the 4-year-old daughter of former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, died Tuesday, one day after apparently accidentally hanging herself on a cord dangling from a treadmill in her home, police said Tuesday afternoon. Phoenix police spokesman Andy Hill said the girl was pronounced dead in a hospital just before noon. Police have said an investigation showed it was a “tragic accident.” Police said the girl was playing on the treadmill on Monday when her head apparently slipped inside a cord hanging under the console. Exodus’ 7-year-old brother found her and alerted his mother, who called 911 and tried to revive her.
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An Atlanta rapper signed to Akon’s Konvict Musik record label was fatally shot in the valet waiting area of the Beverly Center mall Monday by a suspect who fled in a silver Mercedes SUV, according to police. Officers later detained a “person of interest” as he approached the ticketing area at Los Angeles International Airport armed with a gun. The shooting occurred about 3:10 p.m. in the parking garage of the popular Westside mall, sending diners in nearby restaurants diving for cover. Dolla, a rapper whose real name is Roderick Anthony Burton II, was shot in the head as he and several other people stood near the center’s La Cienega Boulevard entrance, according to police, witnesses and Dolla’s publicist, Sue Vannasing. Burton, 21, arrived at LAX from Atlanta earlier in the day and went to the Beverly Center to shop, Vannasing said. After the shooting, Burton was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center a few blocks from the mall, where he died, police said.
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Former NBA player and jazz bassist, Wayman Tisdale has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 44. He will be greatly missed he died way too early. Rest In Peace.

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AUGUST 16th memorial services for Bernie Mac were held at the The House of Hope Church in Chicago, Illinois. To see more pictures click (more…)

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