Jacksonville rapper Foolio, whose actual title is Charles Jones, was shot and killed Sunday morning in Tampa, his lawyer confirmed.
Police had been known as to a resort in uptown Tampa just a few hours earlier than dawn, having acquired studies of a taking pictures on the deal with. Upon arriving on the scene, they discovered two automobiles that had been shot at within the parking zone.
One individual, now recognized as Jones, was pronounced useless, in line with the Tampa Police Division. Three extra victims are in steady situation and being handled on the hospital.
Police mentioned officers are nonetheless investigating the motive for the taking pictures and dealing to determine people concerned.
Jones was celebrating his birthday the night time of his deadly taking pictures, 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 get together Saturday night. He advised his followers to direct-message him for the deal with.
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 taking pictures. “We otw to the present now yall pull-up.”
In April, when asserting 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 taking pictures, had been making music since 2015.