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Tragedy has once again touched hip-hop as Quality Control rapper Lil Marlo was reportedly killed in Atlanta. He was 27. There were few details available at press time, but fellow rapper and close friend Lil Yachty confirmed Marlo’s death with a poignant posting for his 10 million Instagram fans. They had just dropped bars in…

Chicago-based rapper Tray Savage was killed after being shot while driving on the city’s South Side. He was 26. According to Billboard and the Chicago Tribune, the Chief Keef-affiliated rapper had just dropped off his girlfriend when shots rang out on South Evans Avenue at approximately 11 a.m. on June 19. The publications stated that…

The Atlanta police officer who was fired after fatally shooting Rayshard Brooks had a dozen previous complaints filed against him. Ex-cop Garrett Rolfe, 27, had multiple citizen complaints lodged against him during his seven-year career in law enforcement, including one for use-of-force in 2016 that resulted in a written reprimand in 2017, according to CNN…

Several people were injured and two of them died after being shot during a drive-by near the Edgewood section of Atlanta, according to Fox 5 Atlanta, CBS 46 and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Fox 5 reported that the people were the victims of a shooter riding by in a pick-up truck on Mayson Avenue NE near…

A Colorado customer has been locked up on charges of attempted murder after he shot a Waffle House employee for demanding that he wear a mask inside the restaurant. The episode happened in Aurora, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, after a regular patron took umbrage at the repeated request to wear a mask on Thursday,…

The Ahmaud Arbery murder case continues to take new twists and turns. Twelve days prior to Abery’s murder, his alleged killers had a confrontation with another Black man at the same house in Brunswick, Georgia, according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Diego Perez, a person who lives close to the house, which currently is under construction, was…

The Georgia Attorney General is requesting the U.S. Department of Justice investigate the questionable handling of the shooting death of Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in February by two White men. Chris Carr asked that U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia Bobby Christine conduct a “complete and transparent review of how the Ahmaud Arbery…

The tranquil Valentine’s Day atmosphere inside of Kandi Burruss’ restaurant in suburban Atlanta degenerated into chaos and bloodshed when an unidentified man walked in and shot three people. Police say a man walked into Burruss’ Old Lady Gang Restaurant on Camp Creek Parkway in East Point, Georgia, and shot another man. The gunman also shot…

Rae Sremmurd‘s Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi have experienced a family tragedy at the start2qof 2020. The rap duo, who are brothers, are dealing with the fatal shooting of their 62-year-old stepfather, Floyd Sullivan. Their younger brother, Michael Sullivan, 19, is a suspect, according to WREG. The incident occurred on Tuesday, Jan. 7, in Tupelo, Mississippi.…

Rapper Lil Reese knows he is lucky to be alive. Lil Reese, 26, has been released from the hospital after arriving in critical condition on Nov. 11. As rolling out reported, Reese was shot by an AK-47 in Country Club Hills, Illinois, about an hour south of Chicago. The Chi-town native, who was born Tavares…

A 40-year-old Slidell, Louisiana, father was taken into custody after two men allegedly attempted to kidnap his sleeping son. WWLTV.com provided an update on the tragic incident, which occurred on Oct. 24. Reportedly, Hakim Dumas and his unnamed girlfriend, got into an argument prior to the attempted abduction. After the altercation, which occurred at approximately…

Not all heroes wear capes. Sometimes they’re college students who have tattoos, wear Air Force 1s and jump in to help others in a time of need. On Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, the night before the first day of fall classes, about 400 students who attend schools in the Atlanta University Center were having a…

Three members of a prominent Atlanta-area family are dead after an apparent murder-suicide, investigators say. According to WXIA, the bodies of Marsha Edwards, 58, her 20-year-old daughter Erin Edwards and 24-year-old son Chris Edwards were found Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. Cobb County police were conducting a wellness check when they discovered the three bodies inside…

The accused gunman involved in a shootout with police in North Philadephia is in custody. Maurice Hill, 36, known as Gruff on the streets of Philly, surrendered to police shortly after midnight on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2019, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. During Hill’s arrest, police recovered an AK-47 assault rifle, other weapons and body…

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Six Philadelphia police officers were shot Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 14, 2019, by at least one active shooter at a home near Temple University, according to the New York Times and other media outlets. Sgt. Eric Gripp, a spokesman for the Philadelphia Police Department’s Public Affairs Unit, posted updates on the department’s Twitter page over several…

A very pregnant Yung Miami narrowly escaped a violent death Tuesday morning, Aug. 6, 2019, after someone shot at her as she was leaving a Miami recording studio. The City Girls star was exiting the Circle House studios when the incident happened, according to TMZ. Several gunshots reportedly were fired in her direction but missed her…

A Georgia fast-food customer fired her gun inside of a McDonald’s restaurant after getting cold fries before fleeing the scene and leading cops on a police chase, WTOC 11 and Atlanta Journal-Constitution report. Lillian Shantel Tarver, 27, left the fast-food store in the Savannah, Georgia suburb of Garden City with her order and then returned…

A woman was shot after allegedly attempting to rob a man she lured to her home. The incident occurred at an apartment complex in Clayton County, Georgia, which is 15 miles from the city of Atlanta. Sijeria Parks, 19, allegedly met a man and lured him to her apartment, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. But…

An affiliate of rapper YG was reportedly shot eight times in the gritty Los Angeles suburb of Compton, California, according to TMZ. Law Enforcement officials told the entertainment publication that Slim 400 was rushed to a local Los Angeles hospital after he was hit multiple times at about 8:30 p.m. on Friday, June 28. HipHopDX…