A rapper signed with his colleagues by Future and Waka Flacka Flame died at his 39th anniversary in his hometown of Atlanta after having injured the leg while fleeing the police and jumping the fences, according to the authorities as well as several media reports.
The death of the 39 -year -old young scooter, born Kenneth Edward Bailey, was confirmed by the office of the Legistle of Atlanta County, as Variety reported.
On Friday, in a statement, Atlanta police – without identifying the scooter – said they had responded to the first shots from the house of William Nye Drive SE and that a woman was brought back inside.
“Once the police arrived, they hit the door. A man opened the door and immediately closed the door to the police,” said Atlanta police lieutenant Andrew Smith, adding that the police later completed the area to search for a suspect.
“During the process of establishing the perimeter, two men fled to the back of the house,” said Smith. “One man returned to the house. The other man jumped two fences as he was fleeing. When the police located him on the other side of the fence, he seemed to have suffered a leg injury.”
He added: “To be very clear, the injury that was suffered was not via the officers on the scene. It was when the male was fleeing.”
According to the medical forensic office, Bailey was taken to the Grady Marcus Trauma Center and died of injuries.
His cause of death was not immediately determined, with an autopsy pending.
Born in Waterboro, South Carolina, the young scooter entered the Hip-Hop scene in Atlanta at a young age where he maintained a “constant presence … During his commercial boom in the 2010s”, wrote Variety.
In addition to appearing on songs from other rappers, including Future and Young Thug, scooter worked with Juicy J, Kodak Black and Rick Ross.
Addressing Complex in 2013 of its creative process, Young Scooter said: “I don’t care what I say on a rhythm as long as it is money.
“When you try to think hard and write it, that’s when it will be screwed up.”
Last March, he published one of his last projects, Trap’s Last Hope, with songs including Grind Dot Stop, Gice, Gice, Free Bands and Letter To God.
