A balloon launch honoring Younger Scooter takes place Thursday from 6 to eight p.m. at Bessie Branham Park.
ATLANTA — Editor’s notice: The video above is in regards to the girl linked to a pretend 911 name being granted bond.
Household, buddies, and followers of Atlanta rapper Younger Scooter will collect Thursday night for a balloon launch honoring his life and legacy.
The occasion is scheduled from 6 p.m. to eight p.m. at Bessie Branham Park, 2051 Delano Drive NE in Atlanta. Organizers ask attendees to deliver pink, white or blue balloons just for the memorial.
Younger Scooter, whose actual identify was Kenneth Bailey, died on March 28, his thirty ninth birthday, after struggling a deadly leg harm whereas fleeing from Atlanta police within the Lakewood Heights neighborhood. The Fulton County Medical Examiner dominated his demise unintentional, stating Bailey was damage by sharp picket particles after leaping a fence. Atlanta police confirmed that no officers discharged firearms or used pressure through the incident.
Bailey was a distinguished determine in Atlanta’s hip-hop scene, recognized for his 2012 mixtape Road Lottery and the one Colombia. He collaborated with main artists together with Future, Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne, Migos, and Rick Ross.
The balloon launch comes days after the arrest of Demetria Spence, the lady accused of creating a false 911 name that police say led officers to the Lakewood Heights dwelling. She stays within the Fulton County Jail and is charged with transmitting a false public alarm.
On Wednesday, Bailey’s household launched the next assertion by his publicist:
“We’re utterly devastated by the lack of Kenneth ‘Younger Scooter’ Bailey and are at the moment nonetheless ready for extra data to grasp the circumstance.
Younger Scooter was greater than only a hip hop artist he was an outstanding father and mentor to loads of Atlanta youth pursuing each sports activities and music. Scooter was their advocate and help system. He at all times inspired his youngsters and the youth to pursue their goals it doesn’t matter what.
The household is grateful for the outpouring of help and love from town and everywhere in the nation. At the moment, they’re requesting privateness and prayers as they grieve and await solutions.”
