Boxer Danny Kelly Jr. was shot to death on Christmas Eve in front of his three children. Kelly was on his way to a holiday dinner when he was ambushed in Temple Hills, Md., as he sat at a traffic light.
Thirty-year-old Kelly was driving his girlfriend and three children to the holiday dinner when another vehicle pulled up beside his SUV on the 4400 block of St. Barnabas Road. An individual inside the other car shot Kelly several times before fleeing the scene.
Kelly’s girlfriend and his three children, ages four, seven and nine, were not physically injured. Police arrived on the scene around 4:40 p.m. and found Kelly unresponsive. Kelly was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Detectives from the Prince George’s County Police Department do not yet have a motive for the Christmas Eve killing, but they believe road rage could have been a factor.
“At this time, detectives are looking into whether this was possible road rage,” said the police. “Detectives are working on identifying the suspect and the suspect vehicle.”
Kelly was from Clinton and boxed professionally with a 10-3-1 record and nine knockouts. His godmother, Bernadine Walker, said he was also a wonderful father.
“He was a wonderful dad,” said Walker. “He loved his babies. He loved his children.”
“Tragic story || Danny Kelly Jr. was a father, a role model & a pro boxer. He was shot and killed in a possible road rage incident #ChristmasEve in Temple Hills. His 3 kids, aged 4, 7, and 9, were in the car. We spoke with his grandmother, his godmother, and his cousin. @wusa9.”
Tragic story || Danny Kelly Jr. was a father, a role model & a pro boxer. He was shot and killed in a possible road rage incident #ChristmasEve in Temple Hills. His 3 kids, aged 4, 7, and 9, were in the car.
We spoke with his grandmother, his godmother, and his cousin. @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/SEhC3z78un
— Evan Koslof (@ekoslof) December 26, 2021
The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit has offered a $25,000 reward to anyone with information on the case, which leads to an arrest. Anyone with pertinent information may call 301-516-2512.
Anyone who wants to remain anonymous should call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). They can also go to www.pgcrimesolvers.com and reference case number 21-0059930.
