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Rapper Julio Foolio Dead at 26 After Being Fatally Shot in Florida

Julio Foolio is dead after the 26-year-old rapper killed in a Florida shooting.

Rapper Julio Foolio is dead at 26 after being shot outside a hotel in Florida early Sunday morning (June 23), his attorney confirmed to NBC News. The “Pain” rapper — born Charles Jones — was celebrating his 26th birthday Saturday night (June 22) before relocating to a Holiday Inn, where, according to his lawyer Lewis Fusco, the musician was ambushed by assailants. Before arriving to the hotel, the rapper and a crew were celebrating his birthday at a nearby Airbnb, but he claimed authorities “shut us down and kicked us out,” NBC News reported, citing his Instagram Story.

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