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Rapper Young Greatness, whose given name was Theodore Jones, was killed in a shooting early Monday morning (Oct. 29) on Elysian Fields Avenue, according to a report from TV station WDSU.
Jones' mother, Jeanine Rose, told WDSU her son was fatally shot in a Waffle House parking lot early Monday. He was in New Orleans for a funeral and was Facetiming with his manager when the shooting started, Rose told WDSU.
According to preliminary information from NOPD, the shooting was reported at 1:35 a.m. in the 2900 block of Elysian Fields Avenue (map). Police said a 34-year-old man died at the scene, but authorities have not released his name.
After the shooting, the Waffle House parking lot location was taped off, as well as a portion of the 2100 block of Abundance Street, which borders the lot. Evidence cones were scattered across the parking lot, and crime scene investigators could be seen measuring distances outside the restaurant.
Young Greatness is known for his 2015 song, “Moolah," which made it to the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The music video was set in New Orleans.
Source: The Times Picayune
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