JayDaYoungan was shot dead in his hometown of Louisiana.
Reports surfaced on the internet on Wednesday (July 27) that 24-year-old JayDaYoungan and his father were allegedly shot dead in their hometown of Bogalusa, La. Apparently he was shot in front of a house on Superior Avenue. An incident that appears to match the details of the shooting was first officially reported by the Bogalusa Police Department’s Facebook page. They have since confirmed that the rapper, born Javorius Scott, has passed away.
“We can now identify the victims as Javorius Scott, aka Jay da Youngin, and his father, Kenyatta Scott Sr.,” the police statement said. “We can also confirm that Javorius Scott died as a result of his injuries. Kenyatta Scott was transferred to another facility and we have been told he is in stable condition. Detectives are currently conducting interviews and working on leads. More information to come as it becomes available.”
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The BPD initially reported the act as a double shooting in a press release on Facebook early Wednesday evening.
“On Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 5:50 p.m., the Bogalusa Police Department received a call about a shooting at the 600 block of Superior Avenue,” they revealed in their initial statement. “Officials responded and found that one victim had been transported via POV to Our Lady of the Angels Emergency Room. Another victim, who was still at the scene, was seriously injured and treated at the scene by paramedics and then transported to OLA’s emergency room. Her condition cannot be released at this time.”
The statement continued: “While working on a chaotic scene at the hospital and crime scene on Superior Avenue, shortly after 7:00 p.m., another shooting occurred on the 800 block of Marshall Richardson Road. In this case, a vehicle was shot at, possibly in connection with the first shooting. The occupants were not hit. Detectives are also actively working at this crime scene. This is a very volatile situation and the information we can release is limited at this time. Our officers are diligently working to identify those responsible for these crimes. We currently have several outside agencies helping us.
The Say Cheese TV Instagram account initially credited the Atlantic Records rapper as the person who was shot after the BPD’s initial announcement of the shooting incident, which did not mention Jay by name.
As reports of the shooting began circulating on social media on Wednesday, a woman believed to be JayDaYoungan’s sister took to Twitter to respond to the news. While the woman walking by @kenyajanell On the app, she didn’t deny the shooting took place, she was quick to dispel rumors that the Rhymer had died in a series of tweets.
“Bitch shut up,” kenyaJ wrote. “None of you know what the hell you’re talking about [for real]
“Ain’t nobody fucking dead,” she continued. “Stop eating dicks and go read [a] Book.”
She concluded her statements with, “I hate you internet freak niggas and hacks.
The news of JayDaYoungan’s death follows a litany of serious legal troubles for him in recent years. He was released from prison last June after serving a seven-month sentence. That case stemmed from a Louisiana judge convicting him of possession of a firearm at a time while he was being charged with a felony. He pleaded guilty to violating the federal gun statute. Before his death, he was under house arrest as part of his release terms. Last October, JayDaYoungan was arrested and charged with charges including child desertion, illegal use of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of anyone under the age of 17 and possession of a controlled dangerous substance with a weapon.
Just a month earlier, the “opps” spitter was arrested on second-degree murder and obstruction of justice charges in the wake of a homicide that took place in Louisiana a month earlier. One person was killed and two others injured in the incident.
JayDaYoungan rose to prominence in the late 2010s with tracks like “Opps,” “23 Island,” and “Elimination.” He has released 14 projects including the album Baby23 in June 2020. He released his latest EP All Is Well in March.
XXL reached out to JayDaYoungan’s team for comment.
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