Rapper Died on 39th Birthday in Atlanta

Younger Scooter died Friday night time (March 28) on the rapper’s thirty ninth birthday, in accordance with a report within the Atlanta Journal-Structure and particulars from Atlanta Police.

Atlanta Police Lt. Andrew Smith led a information convention late Friday night time to share particulars about what reportedly led to the dying of Younger Scooter (actual identify: Kenneth Edward Bailey). In keeping with Smith, police responded to a name a couple of dispute with a weapon at a house after which arrange a fringe exterior the home after a person shut the door on officers. Two males fled from the rear of the home, Smith mentioned, with one returning to the house and the opposite leaping two fences as he was fleeing.

In keeping with the AJC story, Younger Scooter was the person who jumped the fences, and Smith mentioned, “When officers positioned him on the opposite facet of the fence, he appeared to have suffered an damage to his leg.”

Atlanta Police say the person was taken to Grady Marcus Trauma Middle and died there.

Throughout the information convention, Smith denied widespread studies spreading on social media that Scooter had been fatally shot by Atlanta PD officers. “Simply to be very clear, the damage that was sustained was not by way of the officers on scene. It was when the male was fleeing.”

Younger Scooter’s friends mourned the late rapper on social media, with Playboi Carti sharing the information on Instagram Tales with the caption “SMFH.” Quavo took to X with broken-heart and prayer-hands emojis, writing, “ion perceive,” alongside a video of Scooter performing. The late rapper’s Instagram Tales shared dozens of posts wishing him a cheerful birthday all through Friday.

Whereas Scooter was born in South Carolina, his household moved to Atlanta when he was simply 9 years outdated, and his music profession has been based mostly within the rap mecca ever since. He broke out domestically with the tune “Colombia” in 2012 earlier than becoming a member of forces with hip-hop heavyweights Future, Juicy J and Younger Thug for “DI$Perform” in 2014. He hit the Billboard charts as a featured artist on Younger Thug’s “Guwop,” additionally that includes Quavo & Offset of Migos, in 2016 (peaking at No. 45 on the Scorching R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart) and on Future & Juice WRLD’s “Jet Lag” in 2018 (his solely Billboard Scorching 100 look, peaking at No. 72).

Billboard has reached out to the Atlanta Police and a rep for Younger Scooter for additional data.

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