Rapper Julio Foolio Dead at 26 After Being Fatally Shot in Florida

Rapper Julio Foolio is dead at 26 after being shot outside a hotel in Florida early Sunday morning (June 23), his attorney confirmed to NBC News.

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The “Pain” rapper — born Charles Jones — was celebrating his 26th birthday Saturday night (June 22) before relocating to a Holiday Inn, where, according to his lawyer Lewis Fusco, the musician was ambushed by assailants.

The Tampa Police Department tells Billboard that law enforcement arrived to the scene after receiving a 911 call around 4:40 a.m. ET. There, they found a pair of vehicles that had been peppered with bullets in the parking lot. Jones was pronounced dead, and three others were taken to a local hospital and were in stable condition.

Before arriving to the hotel, the rapper and a crew were celebrating his birthday at a nearby Airbnb, but he claimed authorities “shut us down and kicked us out,” NBC News reported, citing his Instagram Story.

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Police are working to identify those involved, and are investigating for a motive. The Tampa Police Department requests that anyone with information related to the shooting call 813-231-6130.

Jones’ most recent project arrived in April with Resurrection . When announcing the album, Foolio admitted there had been “multiple attempts” on his life, but he’s continued to persevere.

“THESE LAST COUPLE MONTHS/YEARS OF MY LIFE BEEN TRAGIC,” he wrote to Instagram on April 4. “GOD BEEN TRYNNA SEND ME A MESSAGE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS ON MY LIFE I KEEP SURVIVING..I KEEP LOSING MY BRUDDAS TO JAIL AND GRAVEYARDS BUT I KNOW THE MOST HIGH DOING EVERYTHING FOR A REASON HE LET ME WALK AGAIN FOR A REASON.”

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