A shooting at a cluster of hotels near USF in June left one person dead and three others injured, according to the Tampa Police Department.
Officials said the 26-year-old man who died was Charles Jones, also known by the stage name Julio Foolio.Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw, Hillsborough County State Attorney Suzy Lopez, and Jacksonville Sheriff TK Waters announced that three arrests had been made on Monday.The Jacksonville rapper was known for feuding with other artists and for his involvement in a deadly gang beef. Jones' songs feature violent lyrics and some were about actual murders.
"A little more than a month ago, a group of individuals with the goal of premeditated murder traveled from Jacksonville to Tampa to commit a heinous crime in our city," shared Bercaw during the press conference on Monday afternoon.Isaiah Chance, Alicia Andrews, Sean Gathright, Davion Murphy and Rashad Murphy are all accused of playing a role in Jones' death."The feud stops here.
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