UPDATE: A suspect has been arrested and charged with King Von’s murder.
Devastating news: 26-year-old Chicago rapper King Von has reportedly been shot and killed during aa shooting that involved police outside of a nightclub in downtown Atlanta. Complex reports:
King Von is reportedly dead at the age of 26 following a shooting involving police in Georgia.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, an incident outside a nightclub in downtown Atlanta early Friday morning ultimately resulted in two people being fatally shot. Though King Von is not mentioned in the coverage, reporters Chelsea Prince and John Spink noted that “several others” were injured. Among those was one person who was said to have been struck by a vehicle when the crowd outside the Monaco Hookah Lounge started to scatter.
The report also noted that local authorities had been called to the club twice over a 24-hour period to investigate shootings, though there is zero evidence the two incidents are related. During the early Friday morning shooting, two off-duty cops who were working security are said to have tried to intervene, ultimately exchanging gunfire with as-yet-unidentified individuals.
UPDATE: Von’s label EMPIRE issued a statement, which reads: “We are devastated by the untimely passing of King Von. He was a loving father, dedicated member of his community and an amazing talent that just started to scratch the surface of his boundless potential. Von overcame incredibly challenging circumstances as a young man, but never lost sight of what it meant to give back and uplift his community—O’Block. We are fortunate to have witnessed his growth and evolution, but know he had so much more to give to the world. The EMPIRE family offers our condolences to his family, friends, team and fans during this very difficult time.”
Previously, DJ Akademiks reported that Von’s manager confirmed the news, and Von producer Chopsquad DJ posted that Von was killed as well:
Just received tragic confirmation.
Rest in peace, King Von.
Gone way too soon.
🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 pic.twitter.com/VUwldNU4WG
— Justin L. Hunte 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@TheCompanyMan) November 6, 2020
From my convo with Von manager who survived getting shot, he says it wasn’t the police who killed King Von.
However, he did say Police did engage in a shoot out with other armed individuals who were there .
King Von reportedly was unarmed.
— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) November 6, 2020
Von had just released his excellent new album, Welcome to O’Block, last week.
Rest in peace, Von.
YG, Chance The Rapper, clipping, Open Mike Eagle, A$AP Mob, Lil Yachty, Calboy, Cordae, and others have also paid tribute:
DAMN. JUS TAP’D IN WIT YOU GANGSTA
R I P KING VON ❤️— yg (@YG) November 6, 2020
Wow. This year was so tough. rip von God bless him and his family I can’t believe it
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) November 6, 2020
RIP King Von. So much promise. So fucking sad
— Clipping (@clppng) November 6, 2020
rest in peace King Von
— OME (@Mike_Eagle) November 6, 2020
RIP KING VON
— A$AP MOB (@ASAPMOB) November 6, 2020
No not Cuzo! 💔
— 🖤 (@147Calboy) November 6, 2020
RIP KING VON
— CONCRETE BOY BOAT^ (@lilyachty) November 6, 2020
RIP KING VON
— 2:12 Mel (@AsapTwelvyy) November 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/reasonTDE/status/132478865325248921
RIP🙏🏾@KingVonFrmdaWic
— DESIIGNER (@LifeOfDesiigner) November 6, 2020
Damn man. RIP VON
— FLOAT (@kcamp) November 6, 2020
Rest in Paradise King Von 🕊🕊🙏🏽
— Cordae (@cordae) November 6, 2020
Rest in peace King Von ❤️
— Rich Brian (@richbrian) November 6, 2020
UPDATE: A suspect has been arrested and charged with King Von’s murder