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Rapper King Von & 2 Others Killed In Atlanta Shooting

Rapper King Von is dead following an early morning shootout allegedly involving two teams of guys at Atlanta.

According to the Atlanta Police Departmentthe fatal incident happened early Friday afternoon, November 6, out the Monaco Hookah Lounge at the South Downtown/Five Points area of town.

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Cops say that the six people in total were shot, and three of these, such as King Von — actual name Dayvon Bennett — finally succumbed to wounds suffered in the gunfire. Police officers wound up getting involved with the shooting, also, with the initial units on scene launching fire to try to subdue the assailants.

The rapper was only 26 years old at the time of the departure.

In a statement published to E! News concerning the shooting, the Atlanta PD mentioned (under ):

“It’s our perception Dayvon Bennett, aka King Von, has been captured and killed in this afternoon ’so shooting and we’re seeing rumors spread suggesting he was captured and murdered by APD officers. At this moment, our researchers consider Mr. Bennett was captured through the first shootout between the 2 groups of men, before police reacting and trying to block the shooting. ”

Wow…

Music manufacturer DJ Akademiks, also a friend of King Von, relayed news of his departure on social networking. He reported (under ) to some 1.2 million followers regarding the shooting after on Friday afternoon, tweeting:

DJ Akademiks reported more about rapper King Von's death in a shooting in Atlanta on Friday morning.
“It’s ’s {} sadness I need to affirm that King Von has passed off,”he composed in a succession of tweets on Friday morning.

So gloomy …

Other close friends and fellow musicians contributed their condolences on interpersonal networking, also.  Chop Squad, yet a different celebrity in Atlanta, composed on Instagram (under ):

“My heart may ’t require this. No bro. Why you. Why bro. Please only FaceTime me bro. Why they needed to accept you. Ima see you {} s**t ain’t finished. It’s way from over. We {} getting started. RIP my very best friend. We stumbled FaceTime for hours creating tunes together. Every pub had a significance and each song was a portion of our soul. Every minute meant a thing and to mature humor that you made me feel as though I had been a true manufacturer. ”

King Von was steadily climbing in his dream profession after falling his well-received first, Crazy Storyback in 2018. That single was licensed Gold.

In the end of Octoberhe recently released his debut record Welcome to a ’Block, that saw land on the Apple Music graphs and finally attained the No. 2 spot on the all-genre record graph directly behind Ariana Grande.

Today, colleagues and fans alike are realising his shocking, unexpected passing. Authorities say their investigation into his death — along with the whole shooting — stays “receptive and very busy. ” Sad, sad things to record.

Rest in peace…

[Picture via King Von/Instagram]

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