Foolio was shot and killed in the parking lot of a hotel in Tampa in June.
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Police Department is expected to announce multiple arrests in connection to the shooting death of Jacksonville rapper Foolio.
Foolio, whose real name is Charles Jones II, was shot and killed in the parking lot of a hotel in Tampa in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 22. The Tampa Police Department said it received a 911 call regarding the shooting at approximately 4:40 a.m. and three other people were injured.
The rapper had been celebrating his 26th birthday while in Tampa. His attorney said he was “ambushed” and that he was initially staying in an Airbnb, but was asked to leave when his party went over the occupancy limit.
Foolio had been shot at least three times in the past four years before being fatally shot in Tampa.
He belonged to Jacksonville gang KTA, which has been embroiled in a long-running feud with gang, ATK, which counts prominent Jacksonville rapper Yungeen Ace, real name Kenyatta Bullard, as its most visible member.
KTA stands for “Kill Them All” and ATK stands for “Ace’s Top Killers,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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