The younger brother of rapper Yo Gotti “Big Jook” was killed in a shooting outside a Memphis restaurant on Saturday in what police are calling a targeted attack, according to multiple reports.
Memphis police were placed on hold regarding a report of a shooting outside Perignons Restaurant & Event Center around 4:15 pm where two men were shot.
One victim, Anthony “Big Jook” Mims, was rushed to St. Francis, where he was pronounced dead, according to Fox 13.
A second individual was taken to the same hospital in a private car, before being taken to Regional One Health in Memphis in critical condition.
Memphis Police Deputy Chief Paul Wright said the two victims were at the restaurant for dinner.
According to TMZ, Mims, the brother of the “I Am” rapper, had attended a funeral for a relative in the area earlier in the day.
Yo Gotti’s brother Anthony “Big Jook” Mims (left) was shot and killed in Memphis on Saturday. bigjookcmg/Instagram The shooting happened around 4:15pm on Saturday outside Perignons Restaurant & Event Center in Memphis. Fox 13 Memphis/YouTube
Police have not identified any suspects, and no arrests have been made.
“We feel the individual who was shot may have been targeted by the suspect,” Wright said during a press conference.
Police have not been able to make contact with the rapper while the investigation is still in its early stages.
Big Jook’s Instagram page advertises his brother’s record label, CMG the Label, also known as Collective Media Group, and has appeared in several music videos released by the label, but mostly related to the business side.
Police have not been able to make contact with the rapper while the investigation is still in its early stages. Fox 13 Memphis/YouTube Big Jook was rushed to St. John’s Hospital. Francis, where he was pronounced dead following the shooting, where police believe he was targeted by the suspect. bigjookcmg/Instagram
It is not known if Yo Gotti was with Big Jook during the filming, and he has not shared any statement regarding his brother’s death.
Yo Gotti, whose real name is Mario Sentell Giden Mims, hit the rap world as Lil Yo with his debut album “Youngsta’s On a Come Up” in 1996.
He later changed his stage name to Yo Gotti and has been nominated for several BET Hip Hop awards, including Album of the Year for “I Am” in 2014.
The rapper has appeared on tracks with Nicki Minaj, Lil Uzi Vert and Kanye West.
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