American rapper Julio Foolio shot dead while celebrating birthday

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  • Local outlet News 4 Jax revealed that Julio Foolio was shot and killed in Tampa, Florida, early Sunday morning
  • The Tampa Police confirmed that they responded to a 911 call regarding a shooting at the hotel at 4:40 am.

A tragic event occurred in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday morning, resulting in the loss of life of American rapper Charles Jones, also known as Julio Foolio.

According to reports, the incident took place while Jones was celebrating his 26th birthday.

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Local news outlet ‘News 4 Jax’ reported that the hip-hop star was fatally shot in the early hours of Sunday.

Julio Foolio

The Tampa Police Department confirmed responding to a 911 call regarding a shooting at a hotel at 4:40 a.m.

In a press release, Tampa Police Public Information Officer Jonee’ Lewis stated that one person lost their life in the incident, while three others are receiving medical treatment for their injuries at a nearby hospital.

The identity of the victim is believed to be Charles Jones, pending confirmation from the Medical Examiner’s Office.

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Few months well known South African Rapper, AKA, was also shot dead.

According to reports, the 35-year-old rapper was shot dead outside a popular restaurant on Florida Rd in Durban.

Police confirmed that the music star and his bodyguard had been shot dead in the late hours of Friday.

It is understood that AKA was standing outside the Wish Restaurant when he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting.

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Two unknown cars are believed to have opened fire just before 10pm.

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 Twitter with a video revealing that AKA had been gunned down.

His close friend Da Les, took to social media to express shock.

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