- A 26-year-old rising Florida Rapper Julio Foolio fatally shot in a hotel parking lot in Tampa, Florida on June 23, 2024.
- Surveillance footage captured the moment of the shooting, but the perpetrators have not been identified yet.
- Foolio’s death has left the hip-hop community in shock and sadness, as he was a promising artist with a growing fanbase.
- The incident highlights the risks and dangers that artists can face in the music industry.
On June 23rd, a tragic event shook the hip-hop world. A rising artist named Foolio, just 26 years old, was fatally shot in Tampa. Chilling surveillance footage captured the moment of violence that led to his untimely death.
The footage shows two men approaching Foolio in a hotel parking lot in Jacksonville, Florida, at around 4:37 AM, just two days after his birthday. As Foolio’s vehicle approached, the gunman fired multiple rounds at it. The car then crashed as it exited the parking lot. The gunman followed the car while still holding the weapon, but his face was obscured.
According to reports, there may have been multiple people involved in the shooting, but it’s difficult to identify them in the background of the footage. Foolio himself is not visible, as he was either off-screen or inside the vehicle.
Three other individuals were in the car with Foolio at the time of the shooting, but they all survived. The investigation into this tragic incident is ongoing, and the police have not identified any suspects yet. However, Sheriff T.K. Waters has expressed a strong commitment to bringing the perpetrators to justice.
Foolio’s death has left the hip-hop community in shock and sadness. It is the third shooting to occur in Jacksonville within a week, prompting Sheriff Waters to issue a warning against the violence that has been linked to diss tracks in the aftermath of these shootings.
Foolio was a growing rapper. He had over 950,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. His big songs were “Voo Doo”, “Dead Opps Pt. 2”, “I Hate You I Love You”, and “Play With Me”. His sad death left a gap in rap music. It reminds us of the risks that artists face in the music world.
See the video footage here…
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