SAD NEWS: Rap artist “Young Scooter” has passed away on his 39th birthday in Atlanta, where he was SHOT while running from police for… see more

Atlanta rapper Young Scooter died on his 39th birthday Friday in a freak accident that occurred while fleeing a confrontation with police, according to authorities.

The hip-hop artist, whose real name is Kenneth Edward Bailey, died at Grady Marcus Trauma Center in Atlanta after sustaining an injury to his leg while jumping a fence, TMZ first reported.

Cops responded to a home in the southeast part of the city after receiving reports about shots fired and a female being dragged back inside as she attempted to flee, 11 Alive reported, citing Atlanta Police Department Lt. Andrew Smith.

Rapper Young Scooter attends Our Community First Action Inc. Convert at The Bank Event Center in Atlanta, Georgia on Oct. 6, 2024. WireImage

When officers arrived at the scene, a man opened the door and quickly slammed it in their face before two men fled the rear of the home when they saw cops establishing a perimeter, according to the outlet.

“One male returned back into the house. The other male jumped two fences as he was fleeing. When officers located him on the other side of the fence, he appeared to have suffered an injury to his leg,” Smith said during a press conference Friday night.

Bailey later died at the hospital, and the Atlanta Medical Examiner’s Office has said the rapper’s cause of death is still under investigation, 11 Alive reported.

Smith, who did not identify Bailey, denied initial reports that Young Scooter was fatally shot by officers.

“Just to be very clear, the injury that was sustained was not via the officers on scene. It was when the male was fleeing,” he said.

Young Scooter performs during Future & Friends “One Big Party Tour” at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Jan. 14, 2023. WireImage

Young Scooter attends the all Black affair with several other rappers at Compound on Oct. 27, 2018. WireImage

Bailey was born in South Carolina and move to Atlanta with his family when he was 9, according to Billboard.

He had his first regional hit, “Colombia,” in 2012, the same year he signed to fellow ATL rapper Future’s Freebanz record label. Two years later, he teamed up with Future, Juicy J and Young Thug on ““DI$Function,” the outlet said, adding that he was featured on the latter’s “Guwop” in 2016 with Quavo & Offset of Migos.

The track peaked at No. 45 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In 2018, he appeared on “Jet Lag” with Future and Juice WRLD, which hit No. 72 on Billboard’s Top 100 Songs. 

APD did not respond to The Post’s request for comment.

Related Posts

BSC News Reports: 30 minutes ago, MAGA revealed records showing that President Trump was missing for 6 days not for chronic venom treatment, enough time to recover from a stroke and even more terrifying when…

A shocking piece of information has just been revealed by MAGA: new records show that President Donald Trump has “disappeared” for 6 consecutive days. It is worth noting that these…

Read more

BSC News Reports: 30 minutes ago, MAGA revealed records showing that President Trump was missing for 6 days not for chronic venom treatment, enough time to recover from a stroke and even more terrifying when… – HOT NEWS

Elena Vargas, BSC News Investigative Reporter – September 12, 2025 – Washington, D.C. In a bombshell disclosure that has sent shockwaves through the nation, records leaked by high-level sources within…

Read more

BSC Reported: 30 minutes ago, MAGA revealed records showing that President Trump was missing for 6 days not for chronic venom treatment, enough time to recover from a stroke and even more terrifying when… more – HOT NEWS

Elena Vargas, BSC News Investigative Reporter – September 12, 2025 – Washington, D.C. In a bombshell disclosure that has sent shockwaves through the nation, records leaked by high-level sources within…

Read more

CNN reported: 30 minutes ago Erika Kirk, wife of Charlie Kirk, a close associate of Trump who was assassinated, spoke out that her husband was assassinated because of Trump. She wanted to make public many mysterious events and many records and videos that her husband held related to a ….

Just 30 minutes ago, CNN shocked the world when it published a statement by Erika Kirk – the wife of Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative figure and close ally of…

Read more

Was he just a pawn in a brutal political game? Erika’s words, though painful, contained a terrifying implication: Trump himself knew the danger, and might even have pushed her husband into it. Trump was the one who…

Was he just a pawn in a brutal political game? That is the question haunting America tonight, as the words of Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, continue…

Read more

Thirty minutes before arriving at the speech, Charlie Kirk, an ally of President Trump, told his wife: “I don’t understand why Mr. Trump sent you to that speech. I tried to convince my husband not to come… Charlie Kirk’s wife said: “I’m sure Mr. Trump has…

Thirty minutes before stepping onto the stage at Utah Valley University, Charlie Kirk, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, uttered a bitter sentence to his wife: “I don’t…

Read more

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *