Julio Foolio shot dead on his 26th birthday

On the same day he celebrated his 26th birthday, rapper Julio Foolio was killed in a shooting in Tampa, Florida.

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According to the artist himself on his Instagram Stories, he was celebrating his birthday with a group of friends in an Airbnb. They were subsequently kicked out by the police.

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Julio Foolio then decided to continue the party at a Holiday Inn Hotel in Tampa, as he himself showed in real time in his Stories. It was at this hotel that the shooting took place.

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According to TMZ, the shooting took place in the vicinity of the hotel, leaving one dead and three wounded. The dead man was Charles Jones, the rapper's real name.

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The lives of the other three injured, as confirmed by TMZ, are out of danger. They were taken to several nearby hospitals to be treated and monitored.

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Julio Foolio's girlfriend, Mani, confirmed the death on her X account, "Y'all took my boyfriend from me. I hate y'all & I won't be the only one crying," she warned, before setting her X account to private.

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Obviously, the police have opened an investigation to clarify the facts and they already have several leads, as Joneé Lewis, spokesperson for the Tampa Police Department, told News Channel 8.

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"What we have learned, and this is early in the investigation, two cars were shot at," he said. According to the local press, the cars of Julio Foolio and his friends were parked when a group of armed men approached them and began shooting at the vehicles.

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The investigation continues, while Julio Foolio's songs, criticising how complicated and hard it is to live in Tampa, now make more sense than ever.

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What doesn't seem to make sense is that the rapper would fall into the danger of revealing his whereabouts in real time. In fact, in October 2023, he had already been shot at in Jacksonville, where he was ambushed and shot in the foot, leaving him with several injuries.

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At the time, Julio Foolio filed a lawsuit, claiming that a UF Health nurse had compromised his safety by revealing his whereabouts.

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Two years earlier, also in Jacksonville, the rapper had also been attacked, although at that time he had a registered gun and was able to repel the assault. A year earlier, in 2020, he was again involved in a shooting in Houston, Texas.

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Finally, Julio Foolio did not survive his fourth round and lost his life on his 26th birthday. May he rest in peace.

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