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Griffin police told the AJC the motive in Saturday’s killing of Jerode Paige — the rapper known as Yung Hott — was territorial. Paige, 27, hailed from the west side of town. He and other west-siders were filming a music video on the east side.
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Griffin police have arrested four Griffin men in the shooting death of the rapper known as Yung Hott, who was gunned down Saturday while making a video in his hometown. The suspects are being held without bond in Spalding County on charges of murder, aggravated battery, child cruelty and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
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Nelly’s close friend and cousin Michael Johnson was killed in his own home in St. Louis. Nelly took to twitter to say that news reports that claimed Johnson was his bodyguard were false.
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Thomas Hagan, the only man to admit being involved in the murder of Malcolm X, has been granted parole. Hagan will likely be released from prison on April 28th after being granted parole on March 3rd.
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After doing jail time for assault, aspiring hip-hop artist Dezmond Wilson appeared to be turning his life around, his cousin Ryan Adams said. Adams hired Wilson a year ago at Stack ‘Em Entertainment. He taught the 24-year-old how to create beats and promote other artists. Wilson was gunned down inside the studio late Wednesday night.
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Police have released more details in the murder of Rajaan Bennett, the McEachern High School football star who had signed a letter of intent to attend Vanderbilt University.
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A killer whale killed a trainer Wednesday afternoon at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida, a spokesman for the Orange County Fire Department said. Click here for details.
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Turk, of the Cash Money Records group the Hot Boys recently sent out a message informing media outlets that his younger brother had been gunned down in New Orleans. Click here for details.
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Maureen Allaben, the spunky set decorator for “The Mo’Nique Show” and a local food stylist, was killed Sunday by her husband, who drove for two days with her body in the bed of his pickup truck before turning himself in, authorities said Wednesday.
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A 4-year-old boy was killed by a falling bullet from celebratory gunfire while attending a New Year’s Eve church service near Decatur.
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