American Rapper Charles Jones, also known as Julio Foolio, was killed in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday morning. The incident happened while Jones was celebrating his 26th birthday.
According to local news source “News 4 Jax,” the hip-hop artist was shot early on Sunday morning. Tampa Police Department said it received a 911 call at 4:40 a.m. reporting gunfire at a hotel.
One person died in the event, according to a press statement from Tampa Police Public Information Officer Jonee’ Lewis, and three further people are being treated for their injuries at an original hospital. The identity of the victim is believed to be Charles Jones, pending confirmation from the Medical Examiner’s Office.
Recall that, Many months agone, well-given South African Rapper, AKA, was also shot dead. According to reports, the 35- year-old rapper was shot dead outside a popular eatery on Florida Rd in Durban. Police verified that the music star and his bodyguard had been shot dead in the late hours of Friday. It’s understood that AKA was standing outside the Wish Restaurant when he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting.
Police had cordoned off the area when an IOL team arrived at the scene on Friday night. It remains unclear what the motive for the shooting was. The sad development came to light after social media users took to X with a video revealing that AKA had been gunned down. His close friend Da Les, took to social media to express shock.
