Crime & Safety
City Councilman Wants Studio Shut Down After Murder
Andre Dickens is calling for the closing of Street Exec Studios after rapper Bankroll Fresh was shot dead in a hail of gunfire on Friday.
ATLANTA, GA -- While police continue searching for suspects in a local rapper's violent shooting death Friday night, the Atlanta city councilman who represents the area wants the music studio where the shooting occurred, shut down.
Andre Dickens told the AJC that Street Execs Studio on Defoor Place should be closed, as this is the second time a shooting has happened in front of the business.
Bankroll Fresh, 28, whose real name was Trentavious White, was shot dead around 11 pm Friday night after a gunfight broke out at the northwest Atlanta studio.
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No suspects have been identified in the shooting, which left more than 50 shell casings around the parking lot, reports CNN.
The studio is home to major music acts including 2 Chainz and Travis Porter.
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No one else was injured in the incident, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.
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