Rapper Magnolia Shorty Killed In New Orleans
December 21st, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by GDBy Meena Kar
New Orleans, Dec 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rapper, Magnolia Shorty was shot dead on Monday, near the Magnolia housing projects, situated at 6300 block of Bridgehampton Drive in New Orleans. When the police arrived at the spot, they declared her dead in what appeared to be a double homicide incident.
According to the reports furnished by the police, the shooting took place at about 12:30 p.m on Monday. However, the news started spreading from about 4 p.m, when a local DJ of a private radio station stated that Magnolia Shorty has been shot dead. However, along with the rapper, another man was also murdered in the incident. The police said that they duo subjected to 26 gunshots which killed them. After the shooting, their car crashed into the gate of the building complex and got completely wrecked. However, following the initial investigation, the Orleans Parish coroner’s office and the New Orleans police refused to disclose the identity of the two victims until Monday evening. Even till now, the police did not confirm that it was Magnolia Shorty who was killed. Nevertheless, other sources said that the rapper is one of the victims who lost her life in the incident.
Magnolia Shorty was born with the birth name, ne Renetta Lowe. In an interview, the musical artist had said that she always wanted to be a rapper and has been rapping ever since she was 12-years-old. She said that she first got introduced to the band “Cash Money” when she was working on her own mix tapes and verse to perform at block parties. Recently, she was featured in SXSW’s 2010 line-up.
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