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Fulton County Medical Examiner Says Young Scooter Died From Leg Wound, Not a Gunshot

Despite rumors circulating online, officials say Young Scooter "injured himself on organic (wooden) fencing material and/or woody debris"

The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office announced that Atlanta rapper Young Scooter, real name Kenneth Bailey, died after puncturing his thigh while climbing a wooden fence and losing too much blood. A recently released 911 call revealed that the Atlanta Police Department came to the home where Bailey was, in the Lakewood Heights neighborhood of the city, after a caller alleged that someone was shot in a domestic dispute. Officers rendered aid, and he was transported to Grady Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.” Bailey’s death has shocked the Atlanta rap community, with peers and friends such as Young Thug, Playboi Carti, and Quavo offering public condolences.

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