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Isaiah Olugbemi, a Nigerian-born boxer, has been confirmed dead after he was shot multiple times in Odenton, Maryland, US., Olugbemi was found on the ground with gunshot wounds along Meadowmist Way in the city on June 17.
The 27-year-old was rushed to the Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, where he was pronounced later pronounced dead. Court documents later revealed that the police obtained surveillance footage showing a white male confronting Olugbemi with a handgun before shooting him multiple times and fleeing the scene on foot.Nicholas Giroux, the victim’s neighbour, was identified as the suspect in the footage., police said they interviewed Giroux on June 18, and he confessed to the crime and was charged with first and second-degree murder.
Abraham Olugbemi, the victim’s brother, alleged that Giroux had threatened the deceased at least two other times with a gun this year — in January and June.Junior Olympics gold medalist, a three-time Golden Gloves state boxing champion and a two-time Open Regional champion.
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