JayDaYoungan the Up-and-coming rapper died at the age of 24. He was shot dead on Wednesday night outside his home in Louisiana. The 24-year-old rapper was famous for his musical hits like “23 Island” and “Elimination”.

JayDaYoungan was shot dead, another shooting took place:

JayDaYoungan’s real name is Javorius Tykies Scott. He was shot dead outside his house along with his relative Kenyatta Scott Senior. Bogalusa Police Department confirmed that the shooting took place just before 6 p.m. Later he was rushed to the hospital as he was in a very critical condition.

Police officials said that JayDaYoungan ultimately died just before midnight. His relative whereas is in stable condition. Police officials said in their statement that “This is a very fluid situation. Our officers are working diligently to identify the subjects responsible for these crimes”.

About 30 minutes after JayDaYoungan was shot dead, another shooting took place. Officials feel that maybe both the shootings were linked together. A few hours before his death, he shared a photo of himself with a child on Instagram who is believed to be his son.

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The shooting happened just one month after JayDaYoungan was released from jail:

JayDaYoungan achieved 1.2 million subscribers on YouTube. He also had whopping 2.7 million followers on Instagram.

The shooting happened just one month after he was released from jail. He was admitted to jail for gun-related charges. As he was caught carrying a pistol that was not licensed. He was also facing assault charges in Texas.

After being arrested in Texas, he was out on a $175,000 bond on a suspicion of being an accessory to second-degree murder. For the gun charges, he was sentenced to five years in jail. Later he was released last month.

Police officials said that it is still unclear if the rapper was connected to the shooting.

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