This past Saturday (April 28) an after party for rapper Young Buck broke out into a shootout in
a hotel in Kennewick, Washington.
According to police Young
Buck headlined a concert at a local
venue (Club Paradise) before the
shooting began, resulting in the arrest of nine men.
Young Buck allegedly announced that an after
party would be taking place at the Hilton Garden Inn which resulted in over 50
people following the rapper back to the hotel.
There have been reports that a fight broke out in the
parking lot, which involved members of Young
Buck’s crew and rival rappers. The
fight resulted in a shootout, according to the Tri-City Herald.
The first shots were heard by witnesses around 2:00 am
Saturday morning. While the police were on the phone, more gunshots were heard.
Totaling at least six shots being fired by two guns.
Sgt. Scott Child
said one bullet went through a window of the hotel exercise room and landed
above the numbers of a room, which belonged to the two guests who reported the
shootings.
A Las Vegas man was shot, with a single bullet in both legs.
Soon to be treated at Lourdes medical Center in Pasco and is expected to be
released today (Sunday, April 30).
People involved in the shooting left the scene in a white limousine,
followed closely by an SUV, according to police.
Both vehicles were stopped near Interstate 181, resulting in
the arrest of 9 Seattle men, charged with failing to report a crime and were booked
into Benton County Jail. Police will then be charging the detained men with
various weapons violations.
The detainment or arrest of rapper Young Buck would not be
revealed by Sgt. Child as of today
(April 29).
