Former boxing champion Vernon Forrest was shot and killed during an attempted carjacking in Atlanta Saturday night.

Forrest, a former U.S. Olympian, was at a gas station putting air in the tires of his Jaguar around 11 p.m. when at least two men jumped out of a red Chevy Monte Carlo and tried to steal his car.

The 38-year-old had a gun in his car and ran after the suspects.  He was shot multiple times by two semi-automatic weapons.

The young son of the boxer’s girlfriend was in the car at the time of the shooting.  He was unharmed, and is in police custody awaiting family members who are flying in from Texas to pick him up.

The murder is currently under investigation.  Police have a general description of the suspects and are talking to several witnesses.

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