Louisiana rapper, Javorius Scott, AKA JayDaYoungan has died following a shooting in his hometown of Bogalusa on Wednesday, police have confirmed.
Another person was injured in the incident with police telling NBC News that close family member Kenyatta Scott Sr. was wounded but is stable and recovering in hospital.
According to a police spokesperson, officials responded to reports of a shooting shortly before 6 p.m. local time on Wednesday and discovered one critically injured victim.
The second, Scott Sr., had already been taken to hospital by the time they arrived at the scene.
JayDaYoungan was later identified as one of the shooting victims and later died from his injuries.
The 24-year-old JayDaYoungan released his debut mixtape YOUNGANimal in 2016.
His major-label debut album Baby23 arrived in 2020 while earlier this year he released two EPs; Scarred and All Is Well.
He had worked with Lil Durk, Latto, Moneybagg Yo, and Kevin Gates across his brief recording career.
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