The St. Louis rapper Huey, who is best known for the hit 2006 song “Pop, Lock Drop It” was killed in a double shooting in Kinloch, Missouri on Thursday night.
Another victim, a 21-year-old man, went to the Ferguson Police Department at 222 South Florissant Road after he was shot, according to St. Louis County police Sgt. Benjamin Granda.
Huey and the man were shot in the front yard of a home and detectives think as many as 10 other people were present when the shooting occurred.
It skyrocketed to the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making him one of the many St. Louis rappers to find success along with people like Nelly and Chingy.
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