Memphis Police tweeted "preliminary information indicates" rapper Young Dolph was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon along Airways Blvd.
Officers were called to the scene in the 2300 block of Airways, outside of Makeda’s Cookies, just before 12:30 p.m.
Investigators have not said what led to the shooting, and they have not released information on suspects.
Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis urged Memphians to stay home and stay calm in a media briefing at 6:30 pm.
“We strongly encourage everyone to stay home if you do not have to be out,” said Chief Davis.
She also said that Memphis police will have an increased presence in areas of the city that would most likely be affected by this shooting.
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Adolph Thornton Jr., aka Young Dolph, was a Memphis native who started with mixtapes before emerging nationwide around 2014, according to his website bio. He has worked with 2 Chainz, Juicy J of Three 6 Mafia, Young Jeezy, and Rick Ross, among others. His debut studio album, King of Memphis, was released in 2016, and debuted at number 8 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Charts.
He had two children, son Tre Tre and daughter Ari, with longtime partner Mia Jaye. He mentioned both his kids by name in his 2020 single, “Sunshine.”
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“MANEEEEE THEM FOLKS JUST KILLED YOUNG DOLPH,” wrote the 21-year-old in a since-deleted post.
“I LOVE MEMPHIS CUH WE SO GANGSTA,” adding laughing emojis at the end.
He then made a separate post, saying, “MANE CUHH IF YEEN FROM MEMPHIS OR IF YEEN THE POLICE JUST QUIT TRYNA SOLVE YOUNG DOLPH MURDER. THESE FOLKS DONE CAME & LOCKED MY GMA UP.”
According to The U.S. Sun, cops responded to a shooting that occurred on November 23 in Memphis. One of the three victims found was DMuney.
One woman suffered non-critical injuries, and cops say another man was not injured.
Many are speculating that DMuney’s loss of life is related to his Facebook posts about Young Dolph. Just one day after Dolph’s murder, DMuney said, “if the news don’t post me as a Memphis legend when I die then they HATEDDDDD.”
Dolph, 36, was gunned down on November 17 at Makeda’s Cookies in Memphis. Both DMuney and Dolph’s murders are ongoing investigations.