Bandhunta Jugg, the brother of Bandhunta Izzy and an active member of Baltimore’s Hip Hop scene, has died. He was 28 years old.
According to AllHipHop, Jugg was one of five victims shot during an incident in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Baltimore in the early morning hours on Saturday (December 23). He was pronounced dead at the scene.
AD LOADING...
Four others were reportedly taken to an area hospital for treatment, though there has been no update on their conditions.
Per The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore County Police officers responded to a call around 4:05 am on Saturday. Upon arriving on the scene at a strip mall located on the 1800 block of Woodlawn Drive, they found one person deceased and four others who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
AD LOADING...
Detectives on the scene centered their onsite investigation around a white Hyundai with New Jersey plates.
“Our detectives are trying to ascertain what exactly transpired here before officers arrived,” Baltimore County Police spokesperson Detective Trae Corbin told reporters. “I believe the white vehicle is what the victims were sitting in at the time. I don’t necessarily know where all the victims were, but I do know this vehicle was involved. [Detectives] are working with local businesses to get all surveillance footage that’s available that may have captured this incident and the suspects responsible for this.”
AD LOADING...
Authorities are asking anyone with information that might lead to the assailants in this case to call Baltimore County Police at 410-307-2020.
While the police stopped short of identifying any of the victims, fans have flooded the comments of Bandhunta Jugg’s most recent Instagram posts with solemn “RIP” messages.
AD LOADING...
On Saturday night, the rising star’s girlfriend — who just appeared alongside Jugg in a video promoting his latest single “Designer Baby” on December 17 – shared two Instagram posts dedicated to her “forever true love.”
The first post found Bandhunta Jugg and the woman, who goes by @trinaeeeee on Instagram, standing together as she held a bouquet of red roses, and he covered his face with fanned out $100 bills.
AD LOADING...
She captioned the photo: “i know you loved me boy, and i loved you 10x harder [blue heart emoji] stay w me ju i feel u.”
Her second post — a carousel of photos of the couple in happier times — was shared with a much lengthier tribute.
“my handsome boy, you are my everything, i will forever love u past measures and i am so grateful to have experienced unconditional love from you,” she started. “i will accomplish everything we discussed and i will always make sure ur name lives on, i have came to peace knowing that you will always be with me no matter what, this is love u don’t experience twice and im so thankful that i’ve experienced it with you
“if anyone knows me they know how much u meant to me, i am beyond blessed that god has placed u in my life, you are my best friend, and forever my true love. i will choose you again and again in every lifetime, im going to stay strong for you, you believed in me so much and i will never let you down.”
She continued: “going 10x harder bc ik you got me, thank you for everything babe, just one more kiss, one more hug, one more hour, i’ll always be waiting for you judah, i’ll see u later my love [blue heart emoji] forever jugg [spinning star emoji.”
As of this writing, Bandhunta Izzy had yet to publicly address his brother’s death.
AD LOADING...
Bandhunta Jugg began garnering attention on Baltimore’s independent Rap scene through a series of YouTube and Soundcloud releases in 2016. Before the end of that year, he had delivered his debut mixtape Jugg Season, which he quickly followed up with 2017’s Only For The Real.
While Jugg and Izzy established themselves as solo acts, the brothers often collaborated on tracks, including “Paying the Price” from Jugg’s 2019 debut album Do Demons Cry. According to his Spotify profile, Bandhunta Jugg had a total of five albums under this belt.
AD LOADING...
His most recent release, reboot, arrived on October 25.
HipHopDX extends its condolences to Bandhunta Izzy and the rest of Bandhunta Jugg’s loved ones.
