A member of Southern rap group Nappy Roots was kidnapped, robbed and shot dead at his Atlanta brewery on Wednesday night, police said.
Rapper Melvin Adams Jr., better known by his alter ego Fish Scales, was leaving the Nappy Roots-affiliated Atlantucky Brewery at 11 p.m. when two men approached him and robbed him at gunpoint.
The attackers forced Scales to drive to his home in Hapeville. Once in Hapeville, Scales tried to escape and was shot in the leg by one of the kidnappers.
Rapper Fish Scales was shot dead in a kidnapping and robbery on Wednesday. NappyRoots/Twitter
The kidnappers then fled and Scales went to a neighbor’s house for help. Police arrived and Scales was taken to the hospital.
Skinny DeVille, who opened the brewery with Scales earlier this year, told Atlanta-based WXIA that a patron was shot dead outside the bar.
“I’m certainly relieved that my business partner and brother, Scales, is safe and recovering… that’s the most important thing,” DeVille said. “We are certainly also praying for the patron who was shot in front of the establishment.”
Scales was leaving Atlantucky Brewery, which he co-owns with other members of Nappy Roots, as his attackers closed in. Google Maps
Police are still investigating the incident that led to the rapper being shot Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP
The group posted a photo of Scales posing in a hospital bed, adding that “he’s looking forward to getting back to work on both the music and the brewery.”
The brewery remains closed but is scheduled to reopen on Friday, August 19, according to the Atlanta Eater.
The police are still investigating the incident.