Slim Dunkin of Waka Flocka’s Brick Squad was shot and killed today inside an Atlanta music studio. RIP Slim. Full story after the jump…
(AP)–
Atlanta police say the rapper Slim Dunkin was gunned down Friday evening in a city music studio as he prepared to record a video.
Police Maj. Keith Meadows said the performer, whose real name is Mario Hamilton, was fatally shot in the chest after getting into an argument with another individual.
“It appears the victim was scheduled to do a photo shoot,” Meadows told The Associated Press. “Before the video shoot took place, it appears the victim and suspect got involved in a verbal altercation. We don’t know what that altercation was about.”
“The suspect produced a weapon, discharged that handgun one time, striking the victim in the chest,” Meadows said.
The performer was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Meadows said police have not been able to identify the shooter. He said 13 to 20 people were in the small office-type building in southeast Atlanta at the time of the shooting, which took place around 5:30 p.m., but they were in different places.
“We’ve questioned a number of witnesses inside the recording studio at this time.” Meadows said.
Police have not recovered the handgun that was used. Investigators remained at the scene late Friday evening.
“Right now we’re just trying to….identify who may have seen what, really just trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together,” Meadows said. “It seems everybody witnessed something very different. We’re just trying to go back and make sense of everything.”
Meadows said the victim was in his early 20s and resided in the Atlanta area.
Many fans were posting messages late Friday night on the rapper’s Facebook page.
Mtv.com reported that Slim Dunkin had appeared on a number of songs with the performer Waka Flocka. The website reported that the Brick Squad Monopoly rapper was on a solo track and had recently released a 20-track mix tape that featured Gucci Mane. Roscoe Dash and Pastor Troy.
R.I.P Slim Dirt Gang Brick Squad
We gon find who did it we swear.His Hood is goin down to da
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Belee dat
heard he got into an argument over a piece of candy…. this shit needs to stop..
This is foolish… People think they’re the man cause they got a gun and use it but can’t deal with they’re re-precautions. It was just stupid to know that there was an argument over some dumb shit that escalated to a lost of life… RIP Homie!
pussy shit. killin each other over NOTHIN!! GTFOH w the bullshit already man. Go to school and do somethin with your self. Everybody too gotdamn gangsta for tv. Fuk on w dat bullshit
WTF!Seriously when is all this shit going to end. Like Nickles said above…”killin each other over NOTHIN!!”. Nothings worth having blood on your hands.
RIP Slim!
r.i.p dunkin u ddnt deserve wht hapend