Jacksonville, Florida, rapper Foolio, whose actual identify is Charles Jones, was shot and killed Sunday morning in Tampa, his lawyer confirmed.
Police have been known as to a lodge in uptown Tampa a couple of hours earlier than dawn, having acquired experiences of a capturing on the handle. Upon arriving on the scene, they discovered two autos that had been shot at within the parking zone.
One individual, now recognized as Jones, was pronounced lifeless, in line with the Tampa Police Division. Three further victims are in secure situation and being handled on the hospital.
Police mentioned officers are nonetheless investigating the motive for the capturing and dealing to establish people concerned.
Jones was celebrating his birthday the night time of his deadly capturing, in line with footage he posted on his Instagram story. The 26-year-old rapper, who had 1 million followers on the platform, shared a video promoting a pool celebration Saturday night. He instructed his followers to direct-message him for the handle.
Later that night time, he posted that police had “shut us down and kicked us out” of their Airbnb.
His lawyer Lewis Fusco wrote in a press release that Jones then relocated to a Vacation Inn, the place he was reportedly ambushed within the parking zone.
“Finest birthday everrrr 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞 admire all people who pulled up we turnt up until we couldn’t nomo,” Jones wrote in one other Instagram story only a few hours earlier than the capturing. “We otw to the present now yall pull-up.”
In April, when saying the discharge of his newest album, “Resurrection,” Jones additionally posted that he had already survived “MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS ON MY LIFE.”
Jones, who had practically 1 million month-to-month listeners on Spotify on the time of his capturing, had been making music since 2015.