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02-04-2025
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Young Scooter's Cause of Death Has Been Revealed
Young Scooter's cause of death has been revealed by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office. The Atlanta rapper, real name Kenneth Bailey, died after puncturing his thigh and losing too much blood as a result of climbing a wooden fence. 'Mr. Bailey sustained a penetrating injury of his right thigh that created marked blood loss. This injury was not a gunshot wound. Mr. Bailey injured himself on organic (wooden) fencing material and/or woody debris after vaulting at least one fence,' the Medical Examiner shared in a statement to Rolling Stone. More from Billboard Rapper Young Scooter Dies on 39th Birthday in Atlanta: Report Baylee Littrell Gets Brian Littrell Emotional With Performance on 'American Idol' FISHER Honored With Official Day in Las Vegas Scooter died on Friday night (March 28) on his 39th birthday. That evening, Atlanta Police Lt. Andrew Smith led a news conference to explain what reportedly happened. According to Smith, police responded to a call about a dispute with a weapon at a home in the Lakewood Heights neighborhood of Atlanta. They set up a perimeter outside of the home where the dispute occurred, after a man shut the door on officers. Two men then fled from the house from the back door, though one returned to the house and the other jumping two fences as he was fleeing. Scooter was reportedly the man who jumped the fences, which the Medical Examiner's ruling confirms. Before the press conference, rumors began to spread that officers shot Scooter, leading to his death. Young Thug, for example, posted on X in a since-deleted post, 'Autopsy came back street got shot,' in reference to the deceased rapper's nickname. Young Scooter made his name on the Billboard charts as a featured artist on Young Thug's 2016 hit, 'Guwop,' also featuring Quavo and Offset of Migos. The track peaked at No. 45 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. He later featured on Future & Juice WRLD's 'Jet Lag' in 2018, which climbed to No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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29-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Rapper Young Scooter dead on 39th birthday in freak accident while fleeing Atlanta police: reports
Atlanta rapper Young Scooter died on his 39th birthday Friday in a freak accident that occurred while fleeing a confrontation with police, according to authorities. The hip-hop artist, whose real name is Kenneth Edward Bailey, died at Grady Marcus Trauma Center in Atlanta after sustaining an injury to his leg while jumping a fence, TMZ first reported. Cops responded 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, 11 Alive reported, citing Atlanta Police Department Lt. Andrew Smith. When officers arrived at the scene, a man opened the door and quickly slammed it in their face before two men fled the rear of the home when they saw cops establishing a perimeter, according to the outlet. '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,' Smith said during a press conference Friday night. Bailey later died at the hospital, and the Atlanta Medical Examiner's Office has said the rapper's cause of death is still under investigation, 11 Alive reported. Smith, who did not identify Bailey, denied initial reports that Young Scooter was fatally shot by officers. 'Just to be very clear, the injury that was sustained was not via the officers on scene. It was when the male was fleeing,' he said. Bailey was born in South Carolina and move to Atlanta with his family when he was 9, according to Billboard. He had his first regional hit, 'Colombia,' in 2012, the same year he signed to fellow ATL rapper Future's Freebanz record label. Two years later, he teamed up with Future, Juicy J and Young Thug on ''DI$Function,' the outlet said, adding that he was featured on the latter's 'Guwop' in 2016 with Quavo & Offset of Migos. The track peaked at No. 45 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In 2018, he appeared on 'Jet Lag' with Future and Juice WRLD, which hit No. 72 on Billboard's Top 100 Songs. APD did not respond to The Post's request for comment.
