Marion Cunningham 
The family of Vernon Forrest isn’t angry at the men who killed the boxing champ but they hope the ones who have eluded arrest will look “into their souls” and surrender to police. Just hours after the second suspect in Forrest’s shooting death waived his first court appearance, Alphonso Forrest said the family would say little about the motives or the evidence until all the men are in custody. Atlanta police are looking for a third man — the shooter — who police say was known to at least one of the two suspects in custody. “I would love for that guy [the trigger man], if it’s possible, for him to look down in his soul and turn himself in and let justice be served,” said Alphonso Forrest, one of Vernon Forrest’s older siblings. “This family is in turmoil, worrying about him hurting somebody else. He should turn himself in. I know he probably comes from a decent family.” Alphonso Forrest, 43, said the focus of his remaining seven brothers and sisters was on their mother. “What we’re trying to do is pull together all our strength and resources [for] our mom so she can find some comfort. That’s her child. She has to grieve.” Earlier, on Thursday morning, Jquante Crews waived a first-appearance hearing before a Fulton County judge. Crews, 25, was arrested late Wednesday afternoon at the College Park home of his brother. He is the second to be charged in Forrest’s death. The first man arrested, 20-year-old Damario Ware, and Crews are both charged with murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery and gun offenses. Neither Crews nor Ware are suspected of pulling the trigger but both are accused of being involved and police think they know the shooter.
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