Crime & Safety
Rapper Shawty Lo Killed in Crash
The rapper's extended family was to have been the subject of a controversial TV show, "All My Babies' Mamas," but was never aired.
ATLANTA, GA — Carlos Walker, a rapper who went by the name of Shawto Lo, was killed in a car crash early Wednesday morning.
The rapper's manager confirmed the news on Walker's Twitter account.
The crash, according to Channel 2, happened when Walker's Audi crashed through a guardrail at I-285 and Cascade Road, hit several trees and caught on fire around 2:30 am. Walker reportedly was thrown from the car and died at the scene.
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My brother has passed he is no longer here but his spirit, his kind heart , and his music will live on Long live Shawty Lo King of Bankhead
— SHAWTY LO (@THATSSHAWTYLO) September 21, 2016
Two female passengers were injured and taken to a hospital.
Walker was born in Moultrie, GA, in 1976. He became the center of controversy in 2013 when the Oxygen network planned a reality TV series focusing on Walker's 11 children by 10 different women. Entitled "All My Babies' Mamas," the show never aired because of its controversial nature.
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Here is some more reaction now coming in via social media:
#ShawtyLo's manager expressed how distraught he is over the news. He's also currently spea… https://t.co/brWUeLvYq8 pic.twitter.com/iaxtAxqKhm
— YBF CHIC (@TheYBF) September 21, 2016
Rip #ShawtyLo. Your impact on Hip Hop will never be forgotten. pic.twitter.com/X5ztSGyLzl
— Wanna •• (@wordsbywanna) September 21, 2016
Wow. R.I.P Zone 1 Legend. #ShawtyLo
— Atlanta (@ATLMusicPlug) September 21, 2016
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