Crime
Rapper Sauce Walka Wounded, Associate Sayso P Killed in Targeted Memphis Shooting
Memphis, TN — Rapper Sauce Walka, born Albert Walker Mondane, was shot in Memphis on Saturday afternoon near the FedExForum.
According to his family, the artist sustained gunshot wounds to his legs but is expected to make a full recovery.
Tragically, his associate, rapper Sayso P, was also shot and did not survive.
Memphis police held a press conference late Saturday night, confirming that the attack was not random but a deliberate and targeted assault.
Authorities revealed that Sauce Walka and Sayso P were standing outside a vehicle when a group of armed individuals arrived in a white four-door vehicle and opened fire.
Investigators noted that no words were exchanged between the assailants and the victims before the gunfire erupted.
The suspects fled the scene immediately after the shooting.
Video footage captured the aftermath of the deadly incident, showing emergency responders and bystanders reacting to the violence in broad daylight.
Law enforcement officials have suggested that the shooting may have been a failed robbery attempt.
Sauce Walka, who was shot twice in the legs, remains hospitalized but has assured fans that he is in stable condition.
Meanwhile, police continue their investigation into the incident, working to identify the suspects and determine the motive behind the fatal attack.
Authorities have identified the man shot and killed Friday afternoon in a parking lot outside a Little Caesars restaurant in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.
The victim has been named as Stevens Jeffrey, 29, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The shooting occurred in the 2600 block of West Cermak Road near Rockwell Street at approximately 1:10 p.m., according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD).
Preliminary reports indicate that Jeffrey was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by an unknown vehicle.
An armed individual exited that vehicle and opened fire, striking Jeffrey multiple times in the face and body.
Emergency responders arrived on the scene, where Jeffrey was pronounced dead. He was discovered inside his vehicle with his two young children, ages 4 and 6, who were unharmed.
Both children were transported to Stroger Hospital for precautionary evaluation.
The shooting took place in the parking lot of a Little Caesars restaurant, where investigators recovered multiple shell casings and placed numerous evidence markers on the ground.
As of Friday evening, no suspects are in custody, and detectives from the CPD Area Four Homicide Unit are leading the investigation. Police have not released information on a possible motive.
Authorities are urging anyone with information about this homicide to contact Chicago Police or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTip.com.