Emanuel Augustus shot in the head

Former Jr. Welterweight contender Emanuel Augustus is clinging to life after being shot in the back of the head in Baton Rouge, Louisiana according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Augustus, a junior welterweight who used to go by Emanuel Burton, grew up in Baton Rogue and, according to The Advocate newspaper there, he was shot just a few blocks from the gym where he still sparred sometimes. The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating the shooting.

The Advocate quoted Chris Singleton, a Baton Rogue boxer who sometimes trained with Augustus, as saying, “I just know he got shot in the back of the head. And he’s on life support right now.”