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St. Louis rapper Huey killed in shooting in Missouri

St. Louis rapper Huey killed in shooting in Missouri | iNFOnews.ca
This Friday, June 26, 2020 photo, shows the front yard of a home in Kinloch, Mo. Authorities say a St. Louis rapper who went by the stage name of Huey has been killed in a double shooting at the suburban St. Louis home. Police identified him as 32-year-old Lawrence Franks Jr., although fans new him as Huey. A second victim remains hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

KINLOCH, Mo. – A St. Louis rapper who went by the stage name Huey was killed in a shooting that also wounded another man, authorities say.

St. Louis County police said in a news release that the shooting happened just before 11 p.m. Thursday in Kinloch.

Police identified the man who was killed as 32-year-old Lawrence Franks Jr., known by fans as Huey. The Kinloch native was best known in the rap community for his 2006 debut single, “Pop, Lock & Drop It. It eventually reached the No. 6 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The music video has more than 50 million hits on YouTube.

A 21-year-old man who was wounded in the shooting remained hospitalized Friday with non-life threatening injuries.

Police said in a news release that detectives believe as many as 10 other people where there when the shooting happened.

Police released no details about how the shooting unfolded or a possible motive. They also have not said whether they have any suspects.

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