Three of four suspects connected to the 2012 murder of Trill Entertainment rapper Lil Phat are now in custody, including a convicted Russian mobster. Lil Phat (born Melvin Vernell III) was shot and killed on June 7, 2012 in a parking ramp at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. He was at the hospital about to become […]

We recently reported that Trill Entertainment rapper Lil Phat (real name Melvin Vernell III) was shot and killed outside Northside Hospital. Vernell, who was only 19, was shot several times in the parking deck near the entrance to Northside Hospital’s Women’s Center in Sandy Springs. He was pronounced dead later that night. Lil Phat’s Trill […]

Trill Entertainment rapper Lil Phat (real name Melvin Vernell III) was shot and killed outside Northside Hospital Thursday evening. Vernell, who was only 19, was shot several times in the parking deck near the entrance to Northside Hospital’s Women’s Center in Sandy Springs. He was pronounced dead later that night. Witnesses reported seeing two men […]