The son of Atlanta rapper Young Scooter isn’t letting police off the hook in the aftermath of his father’s death.
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On Saturday, the rapper’s son Kenneth Bailey Jr shared a series of Instagram stories criticizing the APD for their handling of the incident, alleging that police lied about his father’s condition.
“F**K APD,” Kenneth Jr. began his message. “Police or not ain have no understanding bout you pulled straight up ain’t give a f**k bout no handcuffs on me. I just wanted to make sure you good dats all I kept askin and they h*e a** kept lyin.
He added: “Damn my best friend gone. Happy birthday too. I know exactly what to do fasho tho you know I got my sisters and brothers they overly good yo son a Hustla just like you. Watch dis. I promise ima get back to yall thank yall. Im just tryna stay off this social media s**t got lame a** blogs lyin and s**t man ion even wanna see nunna dis s**t. Broken into million pieces ion wish dis pain on nobody. Dude a good n***a he ain’t deserve this s**t.”
Young Scooter Suffered Deadly Injury While Fleeing From Police
Scooter, born Kenneth Edward Bailey, died on Friday, March 28 — the same day as his 39th birthday.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that the 39-year-old died after injuring his leg on a fence while fleeing from the police.
Cops were responding to a home in the southeast part of the city after receiving reports about shots fired and a female being dragged back inside as she attempted to flee.
“Once officers arrived they knocked on the door. A male opened the door and immediately shut the door on the officers,” APD lieutenant Andrew Smith said, adding that police subsequently cordoned off the area to search it for a suspect.
“During the process of establishing the perimeter, two males fled out of the rear of the house. One male returned back into the house. The other male jumped two fences as he was fleeing. When officers located him on the other side of the fence, he appeared to have suffered an injury to his leg.”
The 39-year-old man, later confirmed to be Young Scooter, soon died at Grady Marcus Trauma Center in Atlanta. Smith maintained that no gunshots were fired during the incident involving police, and he said officers did not cause the injuries.
Hip-Hop Memorializes Young Scooter
Many rappers paid tribute to Young Scooter as we continue to await updates on the situation. This includes not just Atlanta collaborators and admirers like Quavo and Playboi Carti, but also folks like Meek Mill and producers ATL Jacob and Zaytoven.
