BALTIMORE — The family of a rising talent in the boxing world held a vigil Thursday night to honor the 27-year-old’s life and call for enhancements to gun control laws.
Isaiah Olugbemi, from Odenton, was shot multiple times and died on June 17 near Meadowmist Way and Stehlik Drive, according to Anne Arundel County Police Department.
Nicholas Giroux, 36, was charged with first and second-degree murder .
Detectives obtained video surveillance footage that showed a white male, later identified as Giroux, walking directly to Olugbemi with a handgun before shooting him multiple times and fleeing the scene on foot, according to court documents.
Police said during an interview with Giroux on June 18, he confessed to the murder.
Family members said Giroux was Olugbemi’s neighbor who allegedly threatened the victim with a firearm multiple times before the deadly shooting.