Crime & Safety
An Atlanta Woman Killed Over A Bowling Ball Had A Son With Rapper Young Thug: Report
A woman who was the mother of local rapper Young Thug's son was shot and killed Thursday night over a bowling ball in Atlanta, reports said.
ATLANTA, GA — The mother of Atlanta rapper Young Thug’s 14-year-old son was shot and killed over a bowling ball Thursday night, according to reports.
Police are looking for the man they said killed 31-year-old LaKevia Jackson at Metro Fun Center, along Metropolitan Parkway in southwest Atlanta, reported WGCL. Jackson was attending a birthday celebration at the bowling alley when a fight escalated into gunfire, reported the news station.
According to WSB-TV, the shooting happened around 11 p.m.
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“This is truly an atrocity. A young woman has lost her life tonight as a result of an argument over a bowling ball,” APD Homicide Commander Lt. Ralph Woolfolk told WSB.
One suspect is in custody and police said they have surveillance video of the incident, as well as ballistic evidence and several cooperating witnesses, reported WSB.
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