News Update on Vernon Forrest Murder

The reports that were made previously in the media about boxing star Vernon Forrest being murdered in an episode of car jacking are not correct, according to Atlanta Journal Constitution. Instead, it was a case of simple robbery. Forrest, 38, was at a Chevron service station on Whitehall street in Atlanta around 11:00 PM on Saturday night, putting air in one of the tires of his Jaguar when he was confronted by a male who then robbed Forrest at gunpoint, taking several items.

It’s not known what those items are at this time. After the individual fled, Forrest decided to chase after him in an effort to try and get back the items that were stolen from him. Forrest was armed with his own weapon and based on reports, he got involved with an exchange of shots with the individual resulting with Forrest being shot seven to eight times in the back.

Forrest’s girlfriend’s 11-year-old son was at the Chevron service station at the time of the shooting. The boy, however, didn’t witness the shooting, but he did see the suspect and gave the information in detail to the police. After the shooting, the suspect and another man got into a red Monte Carlo and fled the murder scene.

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