HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A boxer who was once the eighth-ranked amateur flyweight in the country was shot to death early Sunday.

Greg Cuyler, 23, of Hartford, was shot in the chest and leg at The Main Tower lounge in the city’s North End at about 1 a.m., police said.

He was the city’s fifth homicide victim of the year.

Police would not say whether Cuyler was the intended target.

Authorities were searching for suspects.

Cuyler was ranked eighth in the country by USA Boxing in 2002. WVIT-TV reported that he worked out regularly at the San Juan Center gym in Hartford.

Cuyler’s father visited the scene of the shooting Sunday. He declined to comment.