Lil Phat Dead — Rapper, 19, Shot To Death In Atlanta

Lil Phat Dead — Rapper, 19, Shot To Death In Atlanta
Lil Phat Dead — Rapper, 19, Shot To Death In Atlanta

Trill Fam member Lil Phat passed away on June 7 resulting from multiple gunshot wounds! Find out all the details!

The 19-year-old rapper, born Melvin Vernell III, was found dead outside Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia!

A motive for the shooting is still unknown and police are looking for “two black males … seen running from the location at the time of the shooting.”

The shooting occurred on June 7 at 6:40PM in the 1001 block of Johnson Ferry Road. The rapper was shot multiple times in a parked car on the second level of a parking deck off Hollis Cobb Drive. Lil Phat was rushed to a nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead shortly after.

Lil Phat released Trill 4 Life in November 2010, and was featured on a Trill Entertainment compilation Trill Fam: All or Nothing.

[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]

– Chris Rogers

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