The aspiring American rapper Rudolph "Marlo" Johnson is dead. He was found shot in his car in Atlanta.
The US rap scene mourns Rudolph "Marlo" Johnson (1993-2020), also known as Lil Marlo. The up-and-coming rapper from Atlanta, Georgia, died on the night of July 12, 2020, as his music label Quality Control Music announced via Instagram, without revealing the circumstances of the death. Meanwhile, the US celebrity portal "TMZ", citing the police, reports that the musician was the victim of a shootout.
The investigation is still ongoing
According to this, police officers were called to a car accident in downtown Atlanta late Saturday evening. At the scene of the crime they found the rapper shot in their own car. He was declared dead on the spot. The investigators assume that the rapper was the target of the exchange of fire. The exact circumstances are still being clarified.
In 2017, Marlo was signed to Quality Control Music in Atlanta. The label also produced Migos, Lil Yachty and Lil Baby. While the label states that it was born in 1993, it is used by the police as a 30-year-old. The rapper was also a father. On American Father's Day in late June, he thanked his children via Instagram. "I wouldn't trade you for anything in the world," said Marlo at the time.