By now, news of King Von’s murder has circulated around the rap community and elicited plenty of heartfelt reactions.
The Chicago-born rapper was shot and killed on November 6 outside of an Atlanta hookah bar after two large groups of people got into an altercation. Two people were killed, Von was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and two others were injured but stable. Von’s producer Chopsquad DJ later confirmed the 26-year-old succumbed to his injuries.
Asian Doll, Von’s former girlfriend, was understandably distraught by his death and has been vocal on Twitter about it ever since. Most recently, the “Pull Up” rapper revealed his last words to her, which she received in a text shortly before the shooting. The text suggests Von was abandoned by his friends when he needed them the most.
“Von’s last words ‘y’all let them n-ggas get up on me,” she wrote. “stop crying y’all let them get me. Y’all left my boy when he was unarmed & he would’ve hawked mfs down for them & spent AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN sh*t crazy I knew my boy HEART & LOYALTY wasn’t deserved he OK tho.”
King Von had just released his latest album Welcome To O’Block on October 30 when he was killed. His teams at EMPIRE and Audible Treats issued a statement about his passing, which painted the portrait of a young man on the verge of national notoriety who will now never get the chance to live up to his potential.
King Von Murder Suspect Reportedly Arrested & Charged
A suspect in the case, 22-year-old Timothy Leeks, was charged with Von’s murder on Saturday (November 7). Leeks was one of the five people who were shot during the melee and is currently undergoing treatment at Atlanta’s Grady Hospital.
“Mr. Leeks is in police custody at Grady Hospital where he is undergoing treatment for a gunshot wound,” Atlanta police spokeswoman Marla Jean Rooker said. “The homicide of Bennett [King Von] is closed with this arrest.”
In the wake of Von’s death, several of his peers expressed their condolences on social media. But Lil Durk, who signed Von to his Only The Family imprint in 2018, appears to be taking it particularly hard and has since deleted his Instagram account.
So this dudes lying shot up tweeting crying emojis, the fuc??
This site has turned into a joke. I can’t even take any of you journalists serious anymore.
Benefits of the “G Code” as they proudly call it. They attack people and call them “snitches” for choosing to save their own lives over everyone else in a game where everybody is in it for themselves. Some go as far appointing themselves God’s powerful enough to decide who lives and who doesn’t. There’s no honour or growth in involved in what they are sworn to and do, just a bunch of streets with DEAD ends. Another young black male has died. His memory will live on the hearts and minds of those who loved him the most, but in the game he lived by, he’ll be forgotten the moment they put him in the ground. Another’s going to be on the way soon and it won’t be long before we’re back to mourn again.
Well said it’s a repeated cycle with my people We gotta do better! ??
Outside looking in is always different than what it looks like when you’re in it. Seems simple right? Only it isn’t simple at all. All murder is wrong, if it didn’t start with murder. Arguments and fights over dumb ish that end in murder shouldn’t happen and that is an addressable problem. However, ppl don’t always kill over something stupid and ppl don’t always get killed for nothing. Thats a real problem, a poverty problem and it’s not so easily addressed nor is it going anywhere anytime soon. When that culture feeds it grows. How many white thugs never stepped foot in the projects but still stupid enough to dead you over dumb ish. Why? Bcuz the culture is eating so it’s growing. Von was a product of his environment and at the same time helped cultivate grounds that demanded his return far too early in his life. We mourn the celebrities without even a second thought to the graveyards peppered with young men – unknown to us – who’s fates were cut short BECAUSE of the celebrities. These unknown men who’s gf’s social medias posts go as unnoticed as their deaths did.
There’s the blueprint laid out in black and white. Now here’s the question…who’s responsible for being the original operators of the equipment that plowed the land? Who planted the initial seeds? Find them and maybe you’ll find a solution. Trying to find it amongst the seeds that are falling today….will get you no where. Lord help us!
This the bitch that said she wont mess with a man unless he’s killed at least 3 times….
A week ago she was making a Von diss song with NBA Youngboy…straight up instigating their beef
I smell bullshit….was she even there? I mean u gotta have at least 3 bodies to talk to her so I’m assuming she was front and center…smh, the stupidity.
Vonn gettin got probably saved many lives in the future. Got what he deserved.
Vonn gettin got probably saved many lives in the future. Got what he deserved.
u sound crazy
ice frl not cool we thought you was rich but you not you ask king von girl friend for some so you can pay your bills
that is crazy how he got ended
that is crazy how he got ended