Florida rapper Foolio was shot and killed exterior of a Vacation Inn in Tampa, Fla.
Foolio Shot and Killed at Age 26
Florida rapper Foolio, who use to go by Julio Foolio, was shot and killed exterior of a Vacation Inn in Tampa, Fla., early Sunday morning (June 23). He was 26.
Tampa Police Division has confirmed to XXL that Foolio, born Charles Jones, was among the many 4 victims who had been shot at throughout a capturing incident exterior of the lodge.
“At roughly 4:40 am, Tampa Police obtained a 911 name for a capturing at 11606 McKinley Drive,” the TPD mentioned in an announcement. “A complete of 4 folks had been injured within the capturing. One particular person was pronounced deceased, three different victims are being handled on the hospital. Their situation is listed as steady right now.”
“Police are investigating what led as much as the capturing and dealing to determine these concerned. That is an energetic investigation. Further info shall be launched when obtainable,” the assertion continued.
“Anybody with info associated to this capturing incident is requested to contact Tampa PD by calling 813-231-6130 or share a tip through Tip411, which is accessible by means of the TampaPD app.,” the assertion concluded.
Foolio’s Legal professional Confirms Rapper Was Killed in an “Ambush”
In line with a News4JAX report, printed on Sunday, Foolio’s lawyer, Lewis Fusco, confirmed with the information channel of the late rapper’s dying.
Lewis instructed News4Jax that Foolio was celebrating his twenty sixth birthday and was staying at an Airbnb. Apparently, Foolio was kicked out of the Airbnb for having too many individuals and went to a different location. Throughout his social media channels, there have been a number of posts revealing the situation of the occasion.
Lewis instructed News4JAX that Foolio bought a lodge room at a Vacation Inn lodge, the place he was “mainly ambushed.”
Who’s Foolio?
Foolio was a rising star within the South Florida rap scene with an energetic social media presence. The late rapper had over a million followers on his Instagram web page and 648,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. Amongst Foolio’s hit songs embrace “Ain’t I,” “Record of Lifeless Opps,” “Deal with Enterprise” and extra.
Foolio additionally made headlines together with his explosive feud with fellow Florida rapper Yungeen Ace. As reported in a 2021 article by First Coast Information, the basis of the rappers’ beef stems from a long-standing and violent rivalry between Ace’s crew, ATK, and Foolio’s crew, KTA.
Whereas it has been reported that the 2 warring factions had been at odds for years, issues reached a bloody boiling level in 2017. In Might of that yr, Foolio’s cousin, 17-year-old Zion Brown, was shot and killed. Deantrae Thomas, a identified affiliate of Yungeen Ace, was charged with homicide shortly after.
In June 2018, a retaliatory drive-by capturing occurred, reportedly focusing on Ace. Sadly, the incident resulted within the tragic deaths of his brother, Tre’von Bullard, and two different people. Yungeen was the lone survivor regardless of being shot eight occasions. Following the capturing, Foolio hit up social media with a number of posts in celebration of the killings.
In March 2021, Yungeen Ace, Spinabenz, Whoppa With Da Choppa, and FastMoney Goon collaborated on the track “Who I Smoke,” which sampled Vanessa Carlton’s 2002 pop hit, “A Thousand Miles.” The observe’s refrain options Yungeen calling out the names of murdered members of his opposition, together with Foolio’s shut pal, Bibby.
One month later, the scenario took a good darker and macabre flip when Foolio responded together with his equally disrespectful track, titled “After I See You.” The observe begins with audio of a information reporter masking the 2018 capturing dying of Yungeen Ace’s brother. Within the official music video for “After I See You,” Foolio is seen dancing round a cemetery together with a photograph of Ace’s brother and his different deceased associates.
Within the years since, each Yungeen Ace and Foolio have briefly spoken about their extremely risky battle, however have prevented discussing the particular particulars of their bloody feud.
