Atlanta Rapper Yung Mazi Killed In 'Targeted' Shooting In Kirkwood

ATLANTA, GA — Atlanta rapper Yung Mazi was shot to death Sunday night while walking to his car after leaving a pizza shop, authorities said.

What makes the slaying even more shocking is that the young father was gunned down right across the street from an Atlanta police precinct. There are no witnesses, authorities said. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. Or if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

Yung Mazi was leaving Urban Pie at 2012 Hosea L. Williams Dr. in Atlanta. A social media video purportedly taken hours before shows him out on the town with his little girl. It is unclear if she was with him during the shooting.

Authorities believe the slaying was not a random act. "We feel that the victim was targeted," Atlanta police Lt. Ricardo Vasquez told WAGA-TV news cameras late Sunday at the scene. "We don't feel that there was anybody else who was an intended person of the shooting, and we have very little to go on at this time."

The rapper's brother, Luqman Abdur-Rahman, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the family is seeking privacy at this time. “We’re praying for him and all involved,” he said Monday. “Our privacy is at a premium.”

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The rapper, who spent some of his early life in Decatur, was no stranger to gun violence, having survived numerous attempts on his life. In a YouTube video in 2016, Yung Mazi claims that he has been shot 10 times and that his complexion and jewelry make him a target.

The shooting happened just before 9:30 p.m. Sunday as the man left Urban Pie pizza restaurant on Hosea L. Williams Drive, according to Channel 2 Action News.

“At this point” authorities will not confirm the identity of the victim, Vazquez told WSB-TV. Fans and associates of the rapper are flooding social media with remembrances and tributes.

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