How Did Danny Kelly Jr Dies? Pro Boxer Shot To Death In Front Of His Girlfriend And Children
3 min readDanny Kelly Jr, a professional boxer, was killed in front of his startled passengers while taking his girlfriend and three small children to a Christmas Eve meal, according to Maryland police.
Danny Kelly Jr age 30, was traveling northbound on St. Barnabas Road in Temple Hills around 4:40 p.m. when some other car drove up behind him and started firing.
As they hunt for the shooter, Prince George State police say they’re looking into frustration as a potential cause. Kelly was reported dead at a medical center despite the fact that no passengers were harmed.
Danny Kelly’s families and friends have suffered a terrible loss,’ Criminal Offenses Acting Major David Blazer stated on December 25.
He would not be at the house among his family members today for Christmas. And rather than enjoying the occasion, they are grieving his death.
Danny Kelly Jr Boxing
As per reports, Danny Kelly participated as a heavyweight in pro boxing from 2012 to 2019. His ring moniker was Danny ‘Smooth.’ Kelly won ten of his fourteen fights.
He defeated Nick Kisner in his championship match on October 18, 2019. As well as Kisner paid respect to his arena competitor on Sunday.
On Facebook, Kisner said, ‘Danny was a nice person. ‘Well before fighting, but even following the fight, I and him remained nice.’ He was also a fierce combatant.
‘But, to really be honest, I had no idea I’d be the last man he eventually fought’. And in some ways, I’m delighted he finished strong. He was a kind guy who deserved it. Kelly’s reason for retiring from boxing is unknown. As is whether he pursued another career in past years.
The brazen afternoon killing has ‘traumatized’ Kelly’s kids. Who varies in age from four through nine, according to a family acquaintance, who added she ‘couldn’t stop weeping’ after receiving the news. Kelly was slain while transporting his family to their annual holiday tradition, Angelina Harvey stated on Facebook.
‘I’ve spent the previous three Christmases with this man as well as his children,’ she wrote. ‘There was no complaining today, no ‘Danny fix my dish,’ no ‘get off of my dang chair,’ hardly anything. Everything would never be the same because it was only a rest day. Temple Hills, an affluent community approximately an hour’s drive outside of Baltimore, was the scene of the incident. St. Barnabas Road is a ‘heavily-traveled thoroughfare,’ according to police, who are appealing for witnesses.
A $25,000 bounty has been given for information that would lead to Kelly’s killer’s trial and imprisonment.