Shocking New Video Shows The Moment Julio Foolio Was Fatally Shot

Julio Foolio barely had a chance to escape after the gunman shot directly into his vehicle .

On the night of June 23, the Jacksonville, Fla. native hopped into his black Sedan with three others while in a shared parking lot of a Holiday Inn and a Hilton in Tampa after celebrating his 26th birthday . In surveillance footage from the parking lot, you can see the moment when a man in a black ski mask fired multiple shots at the windshield of Foolio's car while it was in motion. The car jumped the curb and drove out of the frame as the man ran toward it with his gun still in hand.

The footage appears to support the claim that Foolio was "ambushed" that night. According to the rapper's attorney Lewis Fusco, Foolio, born Charles Jones, was caught off guard while sitting in his car with three other people. He had just brought his 26th birthday party to the Holiday Inn after his previous gathering at an Airbnb was shut down. He broadcasted his movements in videos he posted to social media that showed him walking up a stairwell at the hotel with a crowd behind him.

In the surveillance video, you can see the gunman run into the frame at 4:37 a.m. and fire his semi-automatic rifle at the vehicle. Foolio was pronounced dead on the scene while the other three people were transported to a nearby hospital and treated for their injuries. The shooter fled the scene and police haven't revealed any updates on suspects.

Julio Foolio's mother recently mourned her son's death in a lengthy Instagram post that featured a video montage of key moments from Foolio's life. In it, she said she warned her son about the lifestyle that came with being a rapper and also revealed her plans to release a documentary about him. See her message below.