Gillie Da Kid‘s son YNG Cheese has reportedly been killed in a triple shooting in Philadelphia.
According to NBC10 Philadelphia, the shooting took place on Thursday night (July 20) on the 5800 block of Mascher Street in the Olney neighborhood at 8:24 p.m.
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A 25-year-old man was shot once in the back and taken to the hospital by police, and was pronounced dead at 8:39 p.m.
A 28-year-old man and a 31-year-old man were also shot and taken to the hospital, with both men being placed in stable condition.
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Police said one of the victims ran to a nearby home and 10 spent shell casings were found at the scene. No arrests were immediately made and no weapons were recovered.
Police have yet to reveal the identity of the man who died, but a source close to the family confirmed to NBC10 that the victim was Gillie’s son, YNG Cheese.
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Gillie Da Kid’s Million Dollaz Worth of Game co-host Wallo took to Instagram following the tragedy to pay tribute to YNG Cheese.
“Lil Cuz usually when I talk to you, I got a lot to tell you,” he wrote next to a photo of the late rapper. “Tonight the pain in my heart & tears spoke to you. I love you beyond life Cheese. I got your father, Rest Well!”
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21 Savage wrote “Dam gill” in the comments section, while Metro Boomin, E-40, Ghostface Killah, Lupe Fiasco, Lloyd Banks, Bobby Shmurda and many more aso offered their condolences.
03 Greedo added: “Praying for u @gilliedaking words can’t explain how u feel so we just gon pray big dawg. We care about u.”
Gillie Da Kid has yet to address the tragedy, but the likes of Swizz Beatz, Maino and Joyner Lucas left supportive comments on his most recent Instagram post.
“Sending ultra love to you and your family during this time my brother,” Swizz wrote along with a series of emojis.
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2023 is set to be one of the deadliest years for homicides in Philadelphia since data began in 2007, with the figure currently at 235.
Earlier this month, Gillie Da Kid delivered an impassioned plea after a mass shooting in the city left five people dead, including a 15-year-old boy.
“We looking real sad out here, Philly,” he said. “Eight n-ggas shot outside out West, four n-ggas dead, two kids, shot somebody grandmom. When the fuck n-ggas’ kids and grandmoms been on the menu? When is n-ggas’ grandmoms and kids been on the menu, man?
“There was a time you seen a n-gga and was beefing with a n-gga, you seen him with his kids and give him the, ‘Oh, you lucky you with your kids, bitch.’ Because you didn’t even want that type of karma on you because the kids ain’t have nothing to do with this shit.”
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He continued: “And you n-ggas isn’t even beefing over no fucking money! You mean to tell me you finna go to jail, sit in jail for a thousand years for shooting n-ggas that you didn’t even mean to shoot? And it ain’t even about no money!
“C’mon man. We gotta get to the old Philly, man, where n-ggas was into getting money. N-ggas was into getting bitches … being fly and n-ggas didn’t want no muthafucking trouble…you n-ggas shooting n-ggas about Instagram captions, man.”
