When Letitia Wilson turned on Saturday's local Philadelphia news at noon, she was not prepared to hear something this devastating: Her boyfriend had been shot to death.

Penn State student Tyrone Myers, 22, was killed early Saturday morning in Philadelphia from four gunshot wounds to his back and abdomen.

Philadelphia Police Department Sgt. Anthony McFadden said there is a "large possibility" that the person who shot Myers knew him. Myers was coming home from a bar at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday when he was shot from the back after he got out of his car, McFadden said.

The shooter most likely followed Myers to his North Philadelphia home from the bar or was waiting at the house, McFadden said. But he added that police could not rule out the possibility that the shooting was random.

Wilson -- friends call her "Ti" -- said she talked to Myers just hours before the incident and was worried when he didn't call her back as promised.

"I knew something was wrong; he always called me right back," Wilson said. "Murdered though? I'm still in complete denial."

Myers was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital two hours after the shooting.

Wilson, 23, said she stared at the television in awe and then immediately called Myers' cousin, Raheem Wood, who was at Penn State at the time, to notify him of the tragic news.

"I just kept saying, 'They killed my baby,' " she said. "When Raheem and I got on the phone, all we did was cry; we couldn't even talk."

Wilson said she was home in Philadelphia visiting family for the Easter weekend, and Myers was home to attend a funeral for his aunt, who had died after a long-term illness.

"He came over to my house the day before," Wilson said. "My last memory of him is kissing me goodnight and telling me he loved me."

Wilson said she and Myers had been dating for two years and met at Penn State after attending separate Commonwealth Campuses; she went to Penn State Altoona, and he attended Penn State Berks.

Myers and his five sisters were raised by his grandmother. He struggled to make ends meet and worked hard to be able to attend Penn State, Wilson said. He spent a lot of his time in the library and was always pushing her to excel, she said.

Wilson is currently not registered at Penn State because she was unable to pay the tuition bill. When she re-enrolls in the fall, she said she will be a senior majoring in broadcast journalism and media studies.

"He was the backbone of the family," Wilson said. "He was so smart and was really going to make a name for himself in this world."

Myers was taking 18 credits this semester and was only two classes away from receiving a diploma; he planned to graduate in August with a degree in biobehavioral health. Wilson said Myers wanted to work with mentally handicapped children.

"It's so hard to walk around the campus and reminisce about us here together," she said. "I walked into my apartment last night and saw his deodorant and toothbrush. ... It's not fair."

Wilson said she believes that because Myers had multiple gunshot wounds, the person who shot him must have intentionally killed him.

"He dressed nicely, loved everyone, was focused on graduating and was really a great guy," she said. "A lot of people were envious that he was succeeding in life."

Wilson said she is working with several groups on campus to put together a memorial service, and the funeral service in Philadelphia is still being planned.

"The person responsible for this needs to be caught; his death left a hole in so many people's lives," Wilson said as tears rolled down her cheeks. "It hits me more and more everyday."