QC rapper Lil Marlo (Lil Baby's best friend) shot and killed in ATL

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I'm seeing multiple reports that he died of a drug overdose and all that car shot up shyt is not even related. Who knows for now but RIP
 

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Wow. RIP.

I only heard his song called "1st and 3rd"

I had no idea that was Lil Babys friend though.
 

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Shooting death confirmed


"The Medical Examiner confirmed with us they have the body of Rudolph Johnson ... that's Lil Marlo's government name."



"27-year-old Quality Control artist, Marlo, was shot and killed in his hometown of Atlanta.

QC labelmates, Lil Yachty and JT of the City Girls, seemingly confirmed Marlo's death on social media.

"We just did a song a 4 this morning smh rip brother @lilmarlo_1," Yachty wrote on Instagram while JT tweeted: "Rest In Peace Marlo......damn."

Rest In Peace Marlo......damn

— CITYGIRL (@ThegirlJT) July 12, 2020

On early Sunday morning, footage started to surface on the internet showing a vehicle that was riddled with bullets on an Atlanta highway.

Here’s footage of QC artist Lil Marlo’s car being shot up, Rest In Peace Lil Marlo pic.twitter.com/kv6mWm1USN

— Blanco Tarantino TV (@BlancoTarantino) July 12, 2020

Lil Marlo Was Shot & Killed Around 2AM This Morning On The Highway While Driving Back Home After Leaving The Projects!

Prayers Up For His Family & Friends!

pic.twitter.com/Py2vcEfvTQ

— SFTY+ (@sftyplus) July 12, 2020

People quickly started to claim that the car belonged to the rapper and that he had perished during the incident. These reports were confirmed by Atlanta police.

Per the authorities, the incident took place around 2 a.m. It was initially reported to police as a car accident, but when officers arrived they found the rapper had been shot. TMZ revealed that Marlo was pronounced dead on the scene. Police currently do not know if the shooting was a drive-by incident, whether he was shot inside the car, or if he was shot at another location and crashed trying to seek help. Complex also reached out to the Atlanta Police Department for information and received this statement.

"On 7-11-2020, at around 11:30 p.m., officers responded to a single vehicle accident on I-285 near the Benjamin E. Mays Drive overpass. Upon arrival, officers located the vehicle and found the 30-year-old driver deceased inside the vehicle. The preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle was traveling on I-285 in the Southbound lanes when the driver was shot. The vehicle came to rest on the left side of the southbound lanes. Atlanta Police Homicide investigators responded to the scene and immediately began their investigation. At this time, investigators believe the victim was the intended target of the gunfire and they are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.


At this time the investigation continues.Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Crime Stoppers. Information can be submitted anonymously to the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or online at www.StopCrimeATL.com. Persons do not have to give their name or any identifying information to be eligible for the reward of up to $2,000 for the arrest and indictment of the suspect."

Marlo—or Lil Marlo—joined QC in 2017. He was closely connected to Lil Baby's 4PF collective and released his debut project, 2 the Hard Way, with Lil Baby in October 2017. Many people may have heard his name first on Lil Baby's cult-classic record, "Freestyle."

"Hold it down for the four/In the nine with the woes/Marlo my dawg, that's for sure/We won't fall out about shyt/'Specially not 'bout no bytch," Baby raps on the record.

Marlo also made an appearance on QC's collaborative albums Quality Control: Control The Streets, Volume 1 and 2 in addition to releasing his album, 1st & 3rd, in February of this year.

After news of Marlo's death hit the internet, several artists took to social media where they eulogized the rapper."
 
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