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A little over 24 hours after Young Dolph was killed outside of a cookie shop in Memphis, another man was shot next door to the business.
The Memphis Police Department confirmed on Thursday that a male was shot at 2630 Airways Blvd. The individual was “listed as non-critical,“according to officers.
Neither the victim nor the suspects were identified.
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“This shooting is another example of senseless gun violence we are experiencing locally and nationally,” the Memphis Police Department said in its statement regarding the “Talking to My Scale” rapper’s death.
Maurice Hill, the owner of Makeda’s, told local Fox affiliateWHBQthat the rapper, who was best known for his feature on the 2015 O.T. Genasis hit “Cut It,” had entered his place of business to buy cookies when a vehicle approached and someone fired the fatal shot.
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Just six days before his death, Makeda’s Cookiesshared a videofrom one of Dolph’s previous visits. In the footage, the rapper, 36, is standing outside the shop with several cookies in his hand.
“This is all I came for,” he says, showing off the chocolate chip cookies. “Straight out the oven.”
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Tributes began to pour in on social media following the news of Dolph’s death.
In an emotional Instagram, Keke Palmer recalled meeting Mia Jaye, Young Dolph’s partner, on an airplane with their two children while the family was en route to visit him.
source: people.com
