We’re unhappy to report that ATL rapper Younger Scooter reportedly died at present (Mar. 28) as he celebrated his thirty ninth birthday.
FOX 5 Atlanta reviews that Atlanta Police responded to a 911 name a couple of dispute involving a weapon on William Nye Drive in Southeast Atlanta. Officers had been dispatched to the road’s 200 block after reviews of gunfire and a girl being dragged right into a residence.
Lt. Andrew Smith, commander of Atlanta’s murder unit, stated that when officers arrived, a person opened the door and instantly shut the door on the officers.
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Police then arrange a fringe across the dwelling. As officers surrounded the world, two males fled from the again of the residence. One in every of them returned to the home. The opposite man jumped two fences earlier than being discovered injured close by.
“He appeared to have suffered an damage to his leg,” Smith stated. “Officers rendered support and he was transported to Grady Hospital, the place he was pronounced deceased.”
Lt. Smith additionally addressed rumors that police had been concerned in any capturing within the space.
“The Atlanta Police Division has not been concerned in any shootings tonight and the incident on William Nye—nobody was—there was not a capturing in any respect. Simply to be very clear, the damage that was sustained was not by way of the officers on scene.”
Police would later determine the sufferer as Scooter, whose actual title was Kenneth Bailey.
Fellow ATL rappers Playboi Carti and Ralo paid tribute to Scooter on social media.
Raised in Atlanta’s Kirkwood neighborhood, Younger Scooter was among the many first artists to signal with Future’s Freebandz imprint in 2012. He collectively signed with Waka Flocka Flame’s Brick Squad Monopoly one 12 months later.
He first gained notable recognition together with his Avenue Lottery mixtape (2012), led by the only “Colombia.” The monitor grew to become a regional hit, with rappers Rick Ross, Birdman, and Gucci Mane hopping on the remix.
Scooter would later earn his first entry on the Billboard Scorching 100 together with his visitor function on Future and Juice Wrld’s “Jet Lag.” The monitor peaked at #72 and was licensed Gold by the RIAA.
Scooter would go on to launch 20 mixtapes throughout the course of his profession, making a long-lasting affect on Atlanta’s Hip-Hop scene. His contributions to the sport won’t ever be forgotten.
It is a growing story.
