
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, March 19, 1992                   TAG: 9203190272
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C4   EDITION: METRO 
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HOLYFIELD'S BROTHER SHOT TO DEATH IN ATLANTA

Heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield was described as very distraught after his older brother was shot to death early Wednesday in a family dispute in Atlanta.

Willie Holyfield, 35, was killed by a shotgun blast to the chest, police said. His brother-in-law, Michael Lucas, was charged with murder.

The older Holyfield had recently overcome a self-described drinking problem and had grown closer to his family. He sometimes carried his brother's championship belts into the ring before fights.

The heavyweight champion "has always managed to carry his head high in any adversity, so he's handling it. But he's very distraught," said Kathy Duva, a spokeswoman for Main Events, Evander Holyfield's promoter.

Duva said Holyfield was with his family after the shooting. "They're consoling each other, doing what anyone would do," she said.

Keywords:
FATALITY

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