Atlanta-based rapper Bankroll Fresh, aka Trentavious White, was fatally shot inside a recording studio on Friday night.
The 28-year-old rapper, a known associate of 2 Chainz, was rushed to a nearby hospital following a shootout at Street Execs Studios in Atlanta on Friday, but the "Hot Boy" rapper succumbed to his injuries at the hospital later.
Law enforcement officers recovered more than 50 shell casings from the studio, which is home to rappers like 2 Chainz and Travis Porter among others. Officers are still trying to determine the motive behind the murder and those responsible for it.
"Shortly after units arrived, it was learned that at least one victim was shot and was transported away from the scene in an unknown vehicle," Atlanta police said, before confirming that the victim died of gunshot wounds at Hughes Spalding Hospital.
Bankroll Fresh gained popularity with his 2014 mixtape "Life of a Hot Boy" and has worked with the likes of Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Turk, 2 Chainz and many others. Following his death, his peers from the hip-hop industry took to social media to pay their respects to the late rapper.
"Man I'm a fan of Bru and always will be. I'm in shock at the moment!! Senseless deaths we just got to stop it, I'm speaking up now," Chainz wrote, whereas Lil Wayne tweeted, "We lost a good one. Rest peacefully lil homie Bankroll u gon always be family."
"Daaaamn lil homie. U was a cold one. A solid stand-UP young'n.... Prayers to U & ya Fam lil Bro," T.I. wrote. Sometimes shit just get to moving so fast it's impossible to make sense of it all... I know death is apart of life but it seems so unfair to snatch somebody before they got to begin to reach their potential & change they life. And now it's OVER??? Can't be. We got nothing but Love,Respect,&Admiration over here fa u lil bro!" said T.I. in a series of Instagram posts.
"Chinx,Snupe,Doe-B,Dolla,Duncan,Stacks Bundles, Dex Osama.... The list of young talented kids who died before they could really get a chance to make it,gettin longer than the ones who actually DO get to MAKE IT," he continued.
"We come from NOTHING... And can just as easily loose it ALL FOR NOTHING. I looked forward to seeing what u was gon do next. I seen young niggaz kick it a thousand ways & I can tell when the sauce is sincere. U was a real1 who always came from a real place.... More than I can say for most of these sour muuuufuckaz who still here getting the chance u didn't. My family's Prayers to U & Yours lil bro."
Here are some of the posts:
