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Pro boxer Vernon Forrest

Pro boxer Vernon Forrest was killed in Atlanta in July 2009.

Former world welterweight boxing champ Vernon Forrest was killed during an attempted robbery in Atlanta in Jul 2009.

Forrest reacts after knocking down Shane Mosley in the second round of a WBC welterweight title fight Jan. 26, 2002 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Forrest yells to ringside reporters as he celebrates his 12-round unanimous decision victory over Shane Mosely.

Forrest (right) talks with Chris Dimino on 'The Bottom Line' on WQXI 790AM The Zone in January 2002.

Forrest speaks during a news conference July 10, 2003, at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas. Promoter Don King is in the background.

Forrest listens to speakers during a press conference at the Orleans casino in Las Vegas July 10, 2003.

Forrest is ready to take on WBA and WBC champion Ricardo Mayorga. of Managua, Nicaragua in July 2003.

Forrest at the Wild Card Boxing Club in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, where he was training for the July 16, 2005 fight against Bernard Hopkins.

Forrest working out.

Boxers Carlos Baldomir, left, of Argentina, and Vernon Forrest pose for photos after a news conference in Tacoma, Wash., July 26, 2007.

Forrest celebrates his 12-round unanimous decision victory over Shane Mosely for the WBC World Welterweight Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, Jan. 26, 2002.

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Former world welterweight boxing champ Vernon Forrest was killed during an attempted robbery in Atlanta in Jul 2009.

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