Suspect in Rapper Sauce Walka Shooting Found Dead in Houston: Police
The man suspected of shooting rapper Sauce Walka in Memphis, Tenn., on March 22 has been found dead in Texas.
According to a Memphis Police Department statement published on Monday, March 31, Jayden Dandridge, 21, who was suspected in the shooting outside of the Westin Hotel in downtown Memphis, was found deceased in Houston. Police also identified a second suspect, 22-year-old Kevin Brown, who remains at large.
Memphis police issued a warrant for Brown's arrest, charging him with first-degree Murder, attempted first-degree murder, employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and theft of property $10,000-$60,000.
The MPD previously released video footage appearing to show Dandridge speeding off in a white vehicle, holding an object and a backpack.
Officers responded to reports of a shooting at 170 Lt. George W. Lee, the site of the Westin Hotel, at about 2:42 p.m. on March 22. Letorian Hunt, 27, was pronounced deceased on the scene. Hunt performed as a rapper, who went by the stage name Sayso P. Albert Mondane, 34, known professionally as Sauce Walka, was transported to Regional One Health with critical wounds.
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Mondane was shot and injured in the scuffle. The rapper was transported to the nearby hospital for treatment.
"This appears to be a targeted shooting incident," the Memphis Police Department told Fox 13 on March 22, with an investigation into the motive behind the shooting underway.
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The rapper shared an update on March 23, when he reposted an Instagram story from Houston Texans star C.J. Gardner, who wished him a smooth recovery.
Sauce Walka's father Albert Walker told Houston CBS affiliate KHOU "had it not been for God, my son would've been dead."
Walka is known for his hit songs "Texas Cyclone" and "Where Was You At." The rapper has also collaborated with Megan Thee Stallion on the song "Southside Royalty Freestyle" and Travis Scott on "Money Counter."
The investigation remains open. PEOPLE reached out to the MPD for further comment.
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