Young Dolph dies in shooting in hometown


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Young Dolph was shot and killed in Memphis Wednesday afternoon.

According to reports, Young Dolph was buying cookies in a store when the shooter pulled up with his car, fired his gun and killed the rapper around 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

https://twitter.com/ComplexMusic/status/1461055577526837248?s=20

The rapper, whose real name is Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr. is well known in the Memphis community.

More details to come soon.


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