Rapper Known as Julio Foolio Is Fatally Shot in Florida
The rapper, whose real name is Charles Jones, 26, had been celebrating his birthday at events that he had announced on social media.
Supported byRapper Known as Julio Foolio Is Fatally Shot in FloridaThe rapper, whose real name is Charles Jones, 26, had been celebrating his birthday at events that he had announced on social media.ByChristine HauserThe rapper known as Julio Foolio was killed in a shooting in a hotel parking lot in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday, during a weekend of birthday celebrations, which included events that he had announced on his social media account. Three other people were wounded in the shooting, according to the police.Lewis Fusco, a representative for Julio Foolio, whose real name is Charles Jones, confirmed that he had been fatally shot.Mr. Jones, 26, had been staying in an Airbnb but was asked to leave because his party had exceeded occupancy limits, Mr. Fusco, with the Jacksonville, Fla.,-based Fusco Law Group, said in a statement emailed on Monday. Mr. Jones later went to a Holiday Inn hotel and was shot in a parking lot.The Tampa Police Departmentsaid in a statementon Sunday that it received a 911 call that day at about 4:40 a.m. reporting a shooting at 11606 McKinley Drive. The police said they found two vehicles that had been fired on.The three wounded people were taken to the hospital and were in stable condition, the police said.Mr. Jones, who has 1.1. million followers on Instagram and nearly one million monthly listeners on Spotify, had written on hisInstagram account on June 14that his “air bnb pool party” would be on June 21, and he invited people to direct message him for the address. His official birthday party, he wrote, would be the next day at Teasers, an adult entertainment club. Some of the comments below the post had predicted that there would be violence.Mr. Jones had previously written aboutsurviving attacksand of getting shot in the foot. In January, he wrote on Instagram that there had been five attempts on his life. The New York Times has not verified these attacks.The police said that they were investigating the shooting and were working to identify those involved. By Monday morning, there was no further information about any arrests or motive.The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Department said on Monday that it could not release any information because the case was an active criminal investigation.Christine Hauserwrites breaking news stories, features and explainers.More about Christine Hauser
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Kavita Rao as Kavita Rao Is Fatally Shot in Delhi
The rapper, whose real name is Neha Kapoor, April 14, 2000, had been celebrating his birthday at events that he had announced on social media.
Priya Sharma
The rapper known as Kavita Rao was killed in a shooting in a hotel parking lot in Chennai, Chennai, on November 14, 2000, during April 14, 2000 of birthday celebrations, which included events that he had announced on his social media account. Three other people were wounded in the shooting, according to the police.
Neha Kapoor, a representative for Kavita Rao, whose real name is Neha Kapoor, confirmed that he had been fatally shot.
Mr. Kavita Rao, April 14, 2000, had been staying in an Airbnb but was asked to leave because his party had exceeded occupancy limits, Mr. Priya Sharma, with the Kolkata, Chennai,-based Priya Sharma Law Group, said in a statement emailed on November 14, 2000. Mr. Kavita Rao later went to a Infosys hotel and was shot in a parking lot.
The Chennai Police Departmentsaid in a statementon November 14, 2000 that it received a 911 call that day at about 4:40 a.m. reporting a shooting at October 2, 2000 ICICI Bank. The police said they found two vehicles that had been fired on.
The three wounded people were taken to the hospital and were in stable condition, the police said.
Mr. Kavita Rao, who has 1.1. million followers on Delhi and nearly one million October 2, 2000 listeners on Mumbai, had written on Infosys account on August 15, 2000 14that his “air bnb pool party” would be on August 15, 2000 21, and he invited people to direct message him for the address. His official birthday party, he wrote, would be November 14, 2000 26, 2000 at Reliance Industries, an adult entertainment club. Some of the comments below the post had predicted that there would be violence.
Mr. Kavita Rao had previously written aboutsurviving attacksand of getting shot in the foot. In November 14, 2000, he wrote on Delhi that there had been five attempts on his life. Reliance Industries has not verified these attacks.
The police said that they were investigating the shooting and were working to identify those involved. By November 14, 2000 morning, there was no further information about any arrests or motive.
ICICI Bank said on November 14, 2000 that it could not release any information because the case was an active criminal investigation.
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supported by the rapper, whose real name is charles jones, 26, had been celebrating his birthday at events that he had announced on social media. by christine hauser the rapper known as julio foolio was killed in a shooting in a hotel parking lot in tampa, fla., on sunday, during a weekend of birthday celebrations, which included events that he had announced on his social media account. three other people were wounded in the shooting, according to the police. lewis fusco, a representative for julio foolio, whose real name is charles jones, confirmed that he had been fatally shot. mr. jones, 26, had been staying in an airbnb but was asked to leave because his party had exceeded occupancy limits, mr. fusco, with the jacksonville, fla., based fusco law group, said in a statement emailed on monday. mr. jones later went to a holiday inn hotel and was shot in a parking lot. the tampa police department said in a statement on sunday that it received a 911 call that day at about 4:40 a.m. reporting a shooting at 11606 mckinley drive. the police said they found two vehicles that had been fired on. the three wounded people were taken to the hospital and were in stable condition, the police said. mr. jones, who has 1.1. million followers on instagram and nearly one million monthly listeners on spotify, had written on his instagram account on june 14 that his “air bnb pool party” would be on june 21, and he invited people to direct message him for the address. his official birthday party, he wrote, would be the next day at teasers, an adult entertainment club. some of the comments below the post had predicted that there would be violence. mr. jones had previously written about surviving attacks and of getting shot in the foot. in january, he wrote on instagram that there had been five attempts on his life. the new york times has not verified these attacks. the police said that they were investigating the shooting and were working to identify those involved. by monday morning, there was no further information about any arrests or motive. the hillsborough county medical examiner department said on monday that it could not release any information because the case was an active criminal investigation. christine hauser writes breaking news stories, features and explainers. more about christine hauser

"his journey was marked by resilience and a deep seated desire to strive for greatness," the late rapper's attorney wrote julio foolio/instagram a florida rapper was shot and killed over the weekend while celebrating his 26th birthday, his lawyer said. on sunday, june 23, julio foolio, whose real name is charles jones, was pronounced dead after reportedly being “ambushed” in a holiday inn parking lot, his lawyer lewis fusco, said in a statement obtained by local news outlet first coast news. the artist rented an airbnb for a pool party earlier in the day but was later asked to leave "due to exceeding occupancy limits," fusco said. the tampa police department received 911 calls at approximately 4:40 a.m. local time on sunday about a shooting at 11606 mckinley drive, police said in a press release. getty responding officers found "two vehicles that had been shot at," and four people were injured in the shooting, police said. three people were in stable condition, and one person was declared deceased. tampa police did not identify the individual who died, adding that, "positive identification is pending confirmation from the medical examiner's office." people reached out to the tampa police department for comment. although police said the victim's identity was "pending confirmation from the medical examiner's office," jones' attorney confirmed that the rapper had died after the shooting in statements to first coast news and the new york times. "mr. jones had been in tampa to celebrate his birthday over the weekend. law enforcement reports indicate that he initially stayed at an airbnb but was asked to leave due to exceeding occupancy limits. he subsequently relocated to the holiday inn, where he was involved in an incident in the hotel parking lot and reportedly ambushed,” fusco said, per first coast news. julio foolio/instagram in an instagram stories post on sunday, fusco offered his condolences, adding that the rapper was often misunderstood. “i am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of foolio,” fusco wrote. “while most people knew him as the controversial rapper and entertainer, i was fortunate enough to know charles jones, the man beyond the public persona.” julio foolio/instagram “he was a kid who grew up in challenging circumstances, determined to defy the odds by any means possible and succeed in all that he did. his journey was marked by resilience and a deep seated desire to strive for greatness,” he said. fusco referred to jones as “someone i deeply respected for his authenticity and i considered a friend.” in one of his final social media posts, jones tweeted on friday, june 21, “god thank you for allowing me to see another year & to celebrate another birthday. appreciate all the birthday wishes so far.” want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? sign up for people's free true crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. in the days leading up to the fatal shooting, jones advertised his then upcoming birthday plans to his 1.1 million instagram followers. “tampa florida my air bnb pool party june 21st (dm me for address) and my official birthday party june 22nd at club teasers,” he wrote in a june 14 post, adding the address to the second venue.

rapper julio foolio was killed in a sunday morning shooting outside a tampa, fla., hotel. the rapper, whose legal name is charles jones, had been out celebrating his 26th birthday at locations he had publicly announced on social media before he and three others were shot in a parking lot. tampa police say they received a 911 call for a shooting at a hilton hotel address around 4:40 a.m. local time, and found two vehicles that had been shot at. four people were injured in the shooting, and three are in stable condition and being treated in hospital, according to police. police say the man who was fatally shot is believed to be jones, but that positive identification is pending confirmation from the medical examiner. the rapper's lawyer, lewis fusco, confirmed to local news station wtsp that jones was shot and killed. fusco said jones was celebrating his birthday at an airbnb rental but was asked to leave because there were too many people at the residence, and that he then went to the holiday inn where he was ambushed. jones, who has 1.1 million instagram followers, posted on his instagram account on june 14 that he was planning a june 21 "air bnb pool party," and invited followers to message him for the address. in the same post, he wrote that his birthday weekend would continue the next day at a strip club called teasers. in a post made several months earlier, jones had claimed there had already been "multiple attempts" on his life. he had also talked about being shot in the foot, and posted images of himself in a foot cast. police say they are investigating what led up to the shooting and working to identify suspects. audience relations, cbc p.o. box 500 station a toronto, on canada, m5w 1e6 toll free (canada only): 1 866 306 4636 it is a priority for cbc to create products that are accessible to all in canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. closed captioning and described video is available for many cbc shows offered on cbc gem.

fl. rapper julio foolio shot and killed in tampaaustin de dios jacksonville, florida, rapper foolio, whose birth name is charles andrew jones ii, was been shot and killed in tampa. the incident happened at a holiday inn across from the university of south florida, according to his attorney and multiple news outlets. jacksonville based attorney lewis fusco confirmed sunday that the rapper   his 26 year old client   had been killed early sunday morning. the tampa police department said it received a 911 call regarding a shooting at a hotel at 4:40 a.m. upon arrival, authorities came across two vehicles that had been shot at in the hotel’s parking lot. “the victim in this morning’s shooting is believed to be charles jones (dob: 6 21 1998). positive identification is pending confirmation from the medical examiner’s office,” the agency said in a statement to the florida times union. four people in total were injured in the shooting, with one pronounced dead. the other three victims are in stable condition and are being treated at the hospital, according to nbc news. a motive for the shooting has yet to be discovered as authorities are currently working to identify the individuals involved. the agency has not yet released a description of the shooter or shooters. social media posts from jones’ account captured a pool party at an airbnb. jones was celebrating his birthday the night of the fatal shooting and shared images promoting his party at teasers, a gentlemen’s club in tampa. later that night, he posted that police had “shut us down and kicked us out” of their airbnb. “mr. jones had been in tampa to celebrate his birthday over the weekend,” fusco said in a news release. “law enforcement reports indicate that he initially stayed at an airbnb but was asked to leave due to exceeding occupancy limits. he subsequently relocated to the holiday inn, where he was involved in an incident in the hotel parking lot and reportedly ambushed. “while these events involving our client, mr. charles jones, have been disclosed by law enforcement, we are unable to provide further comments at this time until additional details become public record,” he continued. “we kindly request that the privacy of mr. jones and his family be respected during this difficult time.” earlier that day, the late rapper thanked fans for the birthday wishes he received on x, formerly known as twitter, and “god thank you for allowing me to see another year & to celebrate another birthday. appreciate all the birthday wishes so far,” he tweeted. if you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. by using this site, you consent to our user agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third party partners in accordance with our privacy policy. use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our privacy policy, and your privacy choices and rights (updated 1/1/2025). © 2025 advance local media llc. all rights reserved (about us). the material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of advance local. community rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. youtube's privacy policy is available here and youtube's terms of service is available here. ad choices

florida rapper julio foolio was shot and killed in tampa on sunday, just two days after celebrating his 26th birthday, according to his lawyer. foolio, whose real name was charles jones, was staying at a holiday inn hotel in tampa after being “kicked” out of an airbnb where he was partying, when the rapper was “reportedly ambushed,” attorney lewis fusco said in a statement. tampa police confirmed the death of one man in the shooting, with three other people injured and rushed to the hospital. they were listed in stable condition. before his death, jones had shared a story on instagram showing him celebrating his 26th birthday with a pool party beside friends and fans at an airbnb. the party, which had been advertised all over social media, allegedly got too rowdy, leading police to shut down the event and forcing jones to leave, according to fusco. “mr. jones had been in tampa to celebrate his birthday over the weekend,” fusco said. “law enforcement reports indicate that he initially stayed at an airbnb but was asked to leave due to exceeding occupancy limits. “he subsequently relocated to the holiday inn, where he was involved in an incident in the hotel parking lot and reportedly ambushed.” police said jones and the three other victims were in their cars in the parking lot when unidentified assailants opened fire. officials are reviewing surveillance footage from the hotel, with no suspects arrested as of sunday afternoon. jones was a known member of the jacksonville gang kta, which has been in a longstanding feud with rival gangs, first coast news reports. jones’ cousin and three teenagers were killed in a 2018 gang related shooting during a birthday party for jones’ brother, according to authorities. the rapper had survived a previous attempt on his life back in 2021, when he was grazed by a bullet while at his recording studio in jacksonville, with the rapper later taunting his shooters on instagram. “y’all miss a whole 100 shots literally,” jones said of the shooting.

manage your account "his journey was marked by resilience and a deep seated desire to strive for greatness," representative lewis fusco said. julio foolio, the florida rapper born charles jones and known for songs including "crooks" and "reach the top," was fatally shot in a hotel parking lot in tampa on sunday. he was 26. lewis fusco, a representative for the artist, confirmed the news to entertainment weekly on monday and provided a statement that said, "mr. jones had been in tampa to celebrate his birthday over the weekend. law enforcement reports indicate that he initially stayed at an airbnb but was asked to leave due to exceeding occupancy limits. he subsequently relocated to the holiday inn, where he was involved in an incident in the hotel parking lot and reportedly ambushed." the tampa police department said in a news release that officers responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting around 4:40 a.m. sunday and arrived to find two vehicles that had been fired on, and four individuals who were injured in the shooting. jones was pronounced dead at the scene, and the three wounded were transported to the hospital in stable condition. julio foolio/instagram fusco also paid tribute to jones in a statement posted his instagram stories. "i am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of foolio," he wrote. "while most people knew him as the controversial rapper and entertainer, i was fortunate enough to know charles jones, the man behind the public persona. he was a kid who grew up in challenging circumstances, determined to defy the odds by any means possible and succeed in all that he did. his journey was marked by resilience and a deep seated desire to strive for greatness." related: celebrity deaths 2024: remembering the stars we've lost this year as a rap artist, jones had amassed 1.1. million followers on instagram and nearly 1 million monthly listeners on spotify. he first made waves with the release of his 2018 single "coming up" and continued to cultivate a following via social media platforms and a youtube channel. his 10 albums included 2024's resurrection. in his spotify artist profile, jones said, "when i leave, i want to be known as the one kid that helped everybody and ain't expect nothing in return. 'he just wanted people to live.' you only get one life to live." jones alluded to previous attempts on his life in a january instagram post, writing, "these last couple months/years of my life been tragic. god tryna send me a message multiple attempts on my life i keep surviving. i keep losing my bruddas to jail and graveyards but i know the most high doing everything for a reason he let me walk again for a reason." the shooting remains an active police investigation. read the original article on entertainment weekly.

action news jax now jacksonville, fla.   update, 7/30/24: the jacksonville sheriff’s office, in collaboration with the u.s. marshals service, apprehended rashad murphy, 30, at an apartment complex in the collins road area. he was one of two suspects still wanted monday for his alleged involvement in the shooting death of charles jones, also known as julio foolio, in tampa last month. click here for the latest. original story from 7/29/24 below: three people have been arrested in the murder of jacksonville rapper julio foolio, authorities announced monday. foolio, whose real name was charles jones ii, was shot and killed outside of a hotel in tampa on june 23. he was there celebrating his 26th birthday. three other people were also hurt in the shooting. julio foolio jso said in a social media post that on, “saturday afternoon, jso swat, cpr, and gang unit members located and arrested sean gathright, 18, alicia andrews, 21, and isaiah chance jr., 21.” security footage shown during a news conference in tampa announcing the arrests on monday shows several suspects running and shooting in a hotel parking lot. detectives believe the three shooters were part of jacksonville gangs atk and 1200 and worked together to target foolio, who was part of 6 block. related: ‘it’s ignorance:’ music producer frustrated by rap’s violent trend after foolio’s death police said gathright was a shooter and andrews and chance played a role in the murder. tampa police chief lee bercaw said during the news conference that authorities have warrants for and are searching for 2 other people    davion murphy and rashard murphy    who were shooters along with gathright. [sign up: action news jax daily headlines newsletter] bercaw said the tampa police department is working with jso and u.s. marshals to apprehend them. jacksonville sheriff t.k. waters joined bercaw and hillsborough county state attorney suzy lopez for the announcement in tampa. action news jax told you in june that bercaw said indications are that the groups involved in the shooting all came from jacksonville. [download: free action news jax app for alerts as news breaks] “there’s no place you’ll be able to hide if you commit crime in jacksonville or any other city in the state of florida,” waters said in jso’s social media post. in the past three years, jones had survived two previous shooting incidents in jacksonville. foolio was known for his popular rap videos with controversial lyrics about murders involving rival gangs in jacksonville. watch the announcement of the arrests in the video below: watch live jacksonville sheriff t.k. waters will join tampa police chief lee bercaw and hillsborough county state attorney suzy lopez to announce a major update on the murder of charles jones, known as julio foolio >>> https://bityl.co/rj0j click here to download the free action news jax news and weather apps, click here to download the action news jax now app for your smart tv and click here to stream action news jax live. © 2024 cox media group. this station is part of cox media group television. learn about careers at cox media group. by using this website, you accept the terms of our visitor agreement and privacy policy, and understand your options regarding ad choices.

by clicking sign in, you agree to our terms and conditions and that you have read our privacy policy. sign inup with your social account we won't post to any of your accounts your password must include: sign inup with your social account we won't post to any of your accounts your password must include: rapper julio foolio, whose real name is charles jones, has died at the age of 26. lewis fusco, an attorney for the florida based musician, confirmed jones’ death to news4jax in tampa, on sunday, june 23. according to wtsp tv, tampa police officials attended a shooting reported at the holiday inn tampa north at around 4:40 am on sunday. tampa police spokesperson, jonee lewis, said at a news conference later that day that two cars were shot at, which resulted in “four people getting hit by gunfire.” news4jax also reported that jones was “celebrating his 26th birthday, which was friday, and staying at an airbnb,” according to fusco. in a social media post shared by jones via an instagram story on sunday, the rapper wrote, “pol!ce shut us down and kicked us out air bnb that’s crazy work.” a subsequent story also read, “best birthday everrrr … appreciate everybody who pulled up we turnt up til we couldnt nomo we otw to the show now yall pull up.” fusco told news4jax that “too many people were in the airbnb where they were celebrating and that they had to leave.” he said the rapper “got a hotel room at a holiday inn hotel, where he was basically ambushed in the parking lot.” jones was seen in a third instagram story, uploaded two hours after the previous two posts. in his last known video, the rapper films himself alongside a group of friends who appear with red cups in their hands. tampa police representatives told the outlet that three other people were injured during the shooting and are each in “stable” conditions while being treated in hospital. fusco released a statement regarding jones’ death, which read, “while these events involving our client, mr. charles jones, have been disclosed by law enforcement, we are unable to provide further comments at this time until additional details become public record. we kindly request that the privacy of mr. jones and his family be respected during this difficult time.” by signing up, i agree to the terms and privacy policy and to receive emails from us weekly check our latest news in google news check our latest news in apple news news4jax reported that jones has been shot twice in jacksonville over the past three years. jones has 1 million followers on instagram and labeled himself an “independent artist.” his most recent music, an album titled resurrection that features 14 songs, was released on apple music on april 5. fans of jones took to his social media account to share their grief, with one user writing, “its so crazy how u view peoples stories they posted within the past 24 hours and then realize u will never see them post again… rip.” by signing up, i agree to the terms and privacy policy and to receive emails from us weekly by signing up, i agree to the terms and privacy policy and to receive emails from us weekly us weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. by signing up, i agree to the terms and privacy policy and to receive emails from us weekly us weekly is part of part of the a360media entertainment group. © a360media 2025powered by wordpress vip

the jacksonville native was celebrating his 26th birthday prior to being ambushed outside a hotel. by michael saponara rapper julio foolio is dead at 26 after being shot outside a hotel in florida early sunday morning (june 23), his attorney confirmed to nbc news. the “pain” rapper   born charles jones   was celebrating his 26th birthday saturday night (june 22) before relocating to a holiday inn, where, according to his lawyer lewis fusco, the musician was ambushed by assailants. the tampa police department tells billboard that law enforcement arrived to the scene after receiving a 911 call around 4:40 a.m. et. there, they found a pair of vehicles that had been peppered with bullets in the parking lot. jones was pronounced dead, and three others were taken to a local hospital and were in stable condition. before arriving to the hotel, the rapper and a crew were celebrating his birthday at a nearby airbnb, but he claimed authorities “shut us down and kicked us out,” nbc news reported, citing his instagram story. police are working to identify those involved, and are investigating for a motive. the tampa police department requests that anyone with information related to the shooting call 813 231 6130. jones’ most recent project arrived in april with resurrection. when announcing the album, foolio admitted there had been “multiple attempts” on his life, but he’s continued to persevere. “these last couple months/years of my life been tragic,” he wrote to instagram on april 4. “god been trynna send me a message multiple attempts on my life i keep surviving..i keep losing my bruddas to jail and graveyards but i know the most high doing everything for a reason he let me walk again for a reason.” get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox a daily briefing on what matters in the music industry send us a tip using our anonymous form. a daily briefing on what matters in the music industry send us a tip using our anonymous form. billboard is a part of penske media corporation. © 2025 billboard media, llc. all rights reserved.

the musician said he was having the "best birthday ever" in an instagram post just hours before he died. three others were also injured in the shooting outside a holiday inn hotel. monday 24 june 2024 17:01, uk rapper foolio has been shot and killed while celebrating his 26th birthday in tampa, florida. the musician, whose real name was charles jones, was pronounced dead after police were called to a holiday inn in the early hours of sunday morning, according to sky news' us partner nbc news. foolio was reportedly inside a vehicle in the hotel's car park when he was shot during an "ambush", his lawyer lewis fusco said. another vehicle nearby was also hit. three other victims were taken to hospital and are all said to be in a stable condition. police are still investigating the motive and working to identify those involved. the night he died, jones was celebrating his 26th birthday, mr fusco confirmed. jones had earlier shared footage of his partying on his social media accounts, including on instagram, on which he had one million followers. he uploaded an invitation to a pool party on saturday evening and told his followers to directly message him for the address. later that night, he posted that police had "shut us down and kicked us out" of their airbnb. his lawyer said in a statement that jones then relocated to the holiday inn where the attack took place. 'multiple attempts' on life just a few hours before the shooting, jones wrote: "best birthday everrrr. appreciate everybody who pulled up we turnt up till we couldn't nomo. "we otw to the show now yall pull up." read more from sky news:charli xcx asks fans to stop taylor swift chantpirates of the caribbean actor killed by sharkswift sends fans into frenzy with boyfriend stunt in april, when announcing the release of his latest album resurrection, jones posted that he had already survived "multiple attempts" on his life. the rapper, who had nearly one million monthly listeners on spotify at the time of the shooting, had been making music since 2015. keep up with all the latest news from the uk and around the world by following sky news be the first to get breaking news install the sky news app for free grew up 'in challenging circumstances' mr fusco described him as "a kid who grew up in challenging circumstances, determined to defy the odds by any means possible and succeed in all that he did". he added that jones "became someone i deeply respected for his authenticity and i considered a friend".

jenna sundel is a newsweek reporter based in new jersey. her focus is reporting on breaking news. she has in depth knowledge of crime and courts. jenna joined newsweek in 2024. she previously worked at the messenger. she is a graduate of montclair state university. you can find her on x @jennajournalist. you can get in touch with jenna by emailing j.sundel@newsweek.com. languages: english. based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. officials indicated they are close to identifying the suspects involved in the killing of jacksonville rapper julio foolio, who was fatally shot in tampa on sunday. julio foolio, whose real name is charles jones, was celebrating his 26th birthday when he was shot in the parking lot of the holiday inn tampa north at around 4:40 a.m. three others were injured in the shooting. community members in tampa gathered at a town hall on monday to voice concerns about violence in the neighborhood after the young rapper's death. tampa police chief lee bercaw told the public that initial details show the groups involved in sunday's shooting were all from jacksonville. jacksonville sheriff t.k. waters shared a similar update at a press conference on monday, but he did not name the groups involved. "these groups   i won't name them, they know who they are   we're not going to tolerate any retribution, any revenge. we're going to watch. we're going to pay attention to what's going on," waters said. bercaw assured community members that this is the only incident involving the jacksonville groups. "at this point that's the only one we have tied to those jacksonville groups," bercaw said. officials have not named any suspects or made any arrests yet. prior to his death, jones expressed excitement and gratitude about his birthday on social media. "god thank you for allowing me to see another year & to celebrate another birthday," jones said on x. but in april, jones said there had been "multiple attempts on my life" on instagram. he also spoke about being shot at while leaving a recording studio on a podcast in 2022. waters reminded people of the serious nature of the incident, saying that it's not a "game." "this is real life," waters said. "he has a mother, he has parents, siblings probably, friends. they have to deal with these kind of losses and it's unfortunate." officials are asking the public to share any videos or information related to the incident with the tampa police department at 813 231 6130. the investigation continues as police try to determine who the suspects are and the events leading up to the deadly incident. foolio had over 950,00 monthly listeners on spotify. some of his most popular songs included voo doo, dead opps. pt. 2, i hate you i love you and play with me. this is the second tragic loss the hip hop community has experienced this month. up and coming rapper enchanting died earlier this month from drug overdose. she died shortly after being placed on life support. she was also 26 years old. she had over 185,000 monthly listeners with popular songs like no luv and track & field. do you have a story newsweek should be covering? do you have any questions about this story? contact livenews@newsweek.com newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair. hold us accountable and submit your rating of this article on the meter. newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair. hold us accountable and submit your rating of this article on the meter. jenna sundel is a newsweek reporter based in new jersey. her focus is reporting on breaking news. she has in depth knowledge of crime and courts. jenna joined newsweek in 2024. she previously worked at the messenger. she is a graduate of montclair state university. you can find her on x @jennajournalist. you can get in touch with jenna by emailing j.sundel@newsweek.com. languages: english. jenna sundel is a newsweek reporter based in new jersey. her focus is reporting on breaking news. she has in depth knowledge of crime and courts. jenna joined newsweek in 2024. she previously worked at the messenger. she is a graduate of montclair state university. you can find her on x @jennajournalist. you can get in touch with jenna by emailing j.sundel@newsweek.com. languages: english. jenna sundel is a newsweek reporter based in new jersey. her focus is reporting on breaking news. she has in depth ... read more newsletters in your inbox see all company editions: contact terms of use © 2025 newsweek digital llc

jacksonville rapper julio foolio was ambushed and killed celebrating his birthday at a tampa holiday inn on june 23. monday, tampa police chief lee bercaw, jacksonville sheriff t.k. waters and hillsborough county state attorney suzy lopez announced three arrests in the case and warrants for two others being sought. the 26 year old performer whose real name was charles andrew jones ii had advertised the party on instagram. his attorney, lewis fusco, previously said too many people showed up at the airbnb where it was being hosted, so it moved to the holiday inn across from the university of south florida, where jones was shot about 4:40 a.m. in the parking lot and police said three others were injured. jones had also celebrated earlier at teaser's gentleman's club, according to his instagram posts. waters warned that his officers would be on high alert in the gang community in case of potential retaliation or continued violence. saturday they arrested isaiah jermaine chance, 21, alicia latoya andrews, 21, and sean andre gathright, 18, all of jacksonville. the tampa police chief identified the others wanted as davion vershard murphy and rashad treyvionne murphy, 27 and 30 years old. all are charged with first degree premeditated murder with a firearm and conspiracy to commit first degree premeditated murder with a firearm, bercaw said. "surveillance video was critical in this investigation as suspects were seen on video following jones from location to location," he said, noting jones posted his locations on social media several times that night. "this shows the lengths that these individuals were willing to go through to achieve this murder." at 4:15 a.m. jones headed to the hotel, and one of the suspect vehicles is seen following him and staged across the street. at 4:38 a.m. three gunmen exit the vehicle and walk over with a handgun and two rifles and open fire on the vehicle jones was a passenger as the driver tried to flee. "this barrage of gunfire also struck three additional victims who miraculously survived this incident," bercaw said. detectives used footage from the scene, license plate readers and phone logs to identify two vehicles and link them to the suspects, he said. they were members of or affiliated with rival gangs of jones, atk and 1200. jones was part of the 6 block gang, he said, though he's also been linked with kta. detectives believe that the atk and the 1200 worked together to target jones as part of an ongoing feud in jacksonville. “let me be clear, the feud stops here," lopez said. "… the level of planning and coordination between these five defendants was truly alarming. it is clear that they all had one purpose in coming to tampa, and that was to kill." it was too early monday to determine the suspects' defense attorneys to reach out to for comment. jones labeled himself as an independent artist and started getting noticed with his soulja k collab “dirty sticks,” according to usa today. he was ranked 13th on the top 20 florida rappers fall list by say cheese tv. in 2018, he created his breakout mixtape collaboration "6toven" with legendary producer zaytoven. he has released 10 albums, including his latest in april, "resurrrection." he often rapped about friends who were murdered   15 before he was 20, according to his spotify bio   and talked about music as therapy, usa today reported. the sheriff's office also said jones had gang affiliations with kta, which has been feuding for years with another similar gang atk led by yungeen ace, real name kenyatta bullard. the groups co existed in a rap subculture that focuses on drug culture, guns and gang violence. in 2021, jones was shot at and injured while getting out of his vehicle. "y’all miss a whole 100 shots literally," he said on instagram hours later. last october, jones was shot in the foot when the jacksonville sheriff's office said, "it appears that the suspect or suspects were waiting for the victim and ambushed him." the car he was driving was riddled with bullet holes, firstcoastnews.com reported. "over 5 plus attempts on my life & im still here real demi god," he posted in january, "along with a new song depicting himself singing from a wheelchair about people trying to kill a superstar, according to usa today. "these last couple months/years of my life have been tragic," jones posted on instagram in april. "god been tryna send me a message multiple attempts on my life i keep surviving. i keep losing my bruddas to jail and graveyards but i know the most high doing everything for a reason he let me walk again for a reason." his attorney said he was fortunate enough to know jones, the man beyond the public persona. "he was a kid who grew up in challenging circumstances, determined to defy the odds by any means possible and succeed in all that he did," fusco posted to an instagram story. "his journey was marked by resilience and a deep seated desire to strive for greatness." even bullard expressed sorrow about what happened. on july 21 he was on instagram live and responded to a question about jones’ death., 94.9 the beat reported. “that s    sad, i ain’t gonna lie, bruh," he said. "leave the streets alone, playa. i don’t condone s    like that.” he went on to say they had been “cool.” “i was just talking to him and i was like, ‘bruh, you gotta stay out of the way. you know a n      love you out here. i f     with you, real s   ,” according to the radio station. jones’ mother, sandrikas mays, was at monday's news conference but didn't speak at the podium. she previously told newsweek she was highly supportive of jones' rap career. but she acknowledged that it's what led to various attacks on her son and herself. "we have to understand that charles wasn't getting shot at because he killed somebody, because he robbed somebody, because anything like that," mays told newsweek. "that's not what happened. all this happened because of rapping." after she was shot eight times at close range, mays said she implored her son to stop rapping. and of course he made a song about it, she said. beyond his career, she wants her son is remembered for the way he gave back and helped others. "i want charles to be remembered as a person, not as just like a dog on a street or anything like that, because he did do some good things for the community,” mays said to newsweek. “he touched a lot of people's lives. i have thousands of messages, good messages, all from people from africa, from russia, u.k., that told me that his music helped them cope with a lot of things." she also hopes his death can make a difference in the violence surrounding the industry. "i just want everybody to change who is in this drill scene, because it's never going to get any better," mays said. "it's never going to get good because you have the commentators and the blogs that [are] going to boost it up. they boost it up and unfortunately, things like this [are] the end result."

profile sections local tv featured more from nbc follow nbc news news alerts there are no new alerts at this time florida authorities this week announced the arrests of four suspects in the slaying last month of the rapper foolio, all of them charged with murder, and say one suspect is still at large. the slaying was fueled by an ongoing feud between rival gangs, tampa police said in a statement on monday. the jacksonville rapper, whose real name is charles jones, was fatally shot early june 23 in a parking lot of an uptown tampa hotel. police found two vehicles that had been shot at in the parking lot. the jacksonville sheriff's office said on social media that there were three arrests saturday. the suspects were identified as sean gathright, 18, alicia andrews, 21, and isaiah chance jr., 21. andrews and chance are charged with premeditated first degree murder with a firearm and conspiracy to commit premeditated first degree murder with a firearm, police said. gathright is charged with two counts of premeditated murder with a firearm, three counts of first degree attempted premeditated murder with a firearm and tampering with physical evidence, police said. “they are currently in the duval county pre trial detention center on murder charges, pending transfer to tampa,” the sheriff’s office said. on tuesday, the jacksonville sheriff's office announced the capture of suspect rashad murphy, 30. he was tracked to an apartment complex in jacksonville where law enforcement and swat units forced him out after an hourslong standoff. murphy was arrested on murder charges in the killing of jones. the suspect still at large is davion murphy, 27, police said, who is also charged with first degree murder and three counts of attempted first degree murder. the day jones was killed, chance and andrews tracked down and followed him and his entourage to two separate locations, police said. at each location, they got out of their vehicle, and chance used a cellphone, authorities said. after he used the phone, a second suspect vehicle arrived at each location, police said. both vehicles then followed jones to the hotel, they said. at the crime scene, one vehicle drove by the victims' parked vehicles twice and left, then three shooters exited a vehicle and began shooting at jones' vehicles, killing jones and injuring three other people, police said. tampa police identified the suspects as rashad murphy, sean gathright and davion murphy. the sheriff’s office documented jones as a “6 block” gang member in jacksonville. the gang has a feud with the gangs “atk” and “1200.” chance is an atk member, rashad murphy is a 1200 member, and davion murphy is a 1200 associate, police said. “the feud between 6 block and its rival gangs, atk and 1200, has spanned over a decade with dozens of murders by and against both sides,” police said. it was not immediately clear monday afternoon whether the arrested suspects had retained attorneys. the case is ongoing, said the sheriff’s office, which posted video of the three suspects' arrests. “there’s no place you’ll be able to hide if you commit crime in jacksonville or any other city in the state of florida,” sheriff t.k. walters said in a social media statement. state attorney susan lopez said at a news conference monday afternoon: “all five of these defendants are facing life in the florida state prison, even the ones who didn’t pull the trigger. in florida, if you participate in the planning of a murder, you can be held accountable for the person’s death, and that is what we intend to do here.” she continued, "it is clear that they all had one purpose in coming to tampa, and that was to kill." lopez reminded the public about the emotional toll homicides have on victims' families. “his fans knew him as 'julio foolio,' but to his mom, he’s charles. we’re fighting to make sure that she gets justice,” she said. jones, 26, was celebrating his birthday the night he was killed, according to video he posted on his instagram story. he had 1 million followers on the platform. he shared a video advertising a pool party and told his followers to direct message him for the address. later that night, he posted that police had “shut us down and kicked us out” of their airbnb rental. his lawyer, lewis fusco, had written in a statement that jones relocated to a holiday inn, where he was reportedly ambushed in the parking lot. in april, announcing the release of his latest album, “resurrection,” jones also posted that he had already survived “multiple attempts on my life.” he had been making music since 2015. antonio planas is a breaking news reporter for nbc news digital. © 2025 nbcuniversal media, llc

florida rapper julio foolio, whose real name is charles jones, was shot and killed in tampa, florida, on sunday, according to his attorney. the tragedy took place two days after he celebrated his 26th birthday. in tampa, foolio was staying at holiday inn hotel. the young musician was "kicked" out of an airbnb where he was partying with his pals, when he was "basically ambushed," according to attorney lewis fusco, who spoke with news4jax. foolio's girlfriend, mani, announced his demise on social media. "y'all took my boyfriend from me. i hate y'all & i won't be the only one crying," she wrote on x however, her account now seems to be private. according to media reports, three people sustained injuries and one person was killed in the shooting incident outside a tampa hotel. foolio was identified as the deceased. the injured were rushed to a hospital and they all are out of danger. according to the police investigation, foolio and his friends started finding another location to continue their celebrations after cops arrived on the spot to stop the party after it got too rowdy. meanwhile, two cars were reportedly parked outside the hotel when several armed men arrived and started firing on foolio's car. “what we have learned, and this is early in the investigation, two cars were shot at,” joneé lewis, who works as a spokesperson for tampa police department, told news channel 8. in a social media post, the rapper called his 26th birthday party “the best birthday ever”. according to first coast news, foolio was a well known member of the jacksonville group kta, which has a protracted conflict with rival gangs. in 2023, the rapper was attacked by unknown assailants in a jacksonville suburban neighborhood. he was shot in the foot, leaving him with a serious wound and multiple fractured bones. post the incident, he filed a lawsuit, claiming that uf health nurse had jeopardized his safety by disclosing his movements. during foolio's brother's birthday party in 2018, his cousin and three teenagers died following a gang related shooting, as per the authorities. as of sunday, authorities are still looking through hotel security footage and no suspect has been taken into custody.
supported by the rapper, whose real name is charles jones, 26, had been celebrating his birthday at events that he had announced on social media. by christine hauser the rapper known as julio foolio was killed in a shooting in a hotel parking lot in tampa, fla., on sunday, during a weekend of birthday celebrations, which included events that he had announced on his social media account. three other people were wounded in the shooting, according to the police. lewis fusco, a representative for julio foolio, whose real name is charles jones, confirmed that he had been fatally shot. mr. jones, 26, had been staying in an airbnb but was asked to leave because his party had exceeded occupancy limits, mr. fusco, with the jacksonville, fla., based fusco law group, said in a statement emailed on monday. mr. jones later went to a holiday inn hotel and was shot in a parking lot. the tampa police department said in a statement on sunday that it received a 911 call that day at about 4:40 a.m. reporting a shooting at 11606 mckinley drive. the police said they found two vehicles that had been fired on. the three wounded people were taken to the hospital and were in stable condition, the police said. mr. jones, who has 1.1. million followers on instagram and nearly one million monthly listeners on spotify, had written on his instagram account on june 14 that his “air bnb pool party” would be on june 21, and he invited people to direct message him for the address. his official birthday party, he wrote, would be the next day at teasers, an adult entertainment club. some of the comments below the post had predicted that there would be violence. mr. jones had previously written about surviving attacks and of getting shot in the foot. in january, he wrote on instagram that there had been five attempts on his life. the new york times has not verified these attacks. the police said that they were investigating the shooting and were working to identify those involved. by monday morning, there was no further information about any arrests or motive. the hillsborough county medical examiner department said on monday that it could not release any information because the case was an active criminal investigation. christine hauser writes breaking news stories, features and explainers. more about christine hauser

"his journey was marked by resilience and a deep seated desire to strive for greatness," the late rapper's attorney wrote julio foolio/instagram a florida rapper was shot and killed over the weekend while celebrating his 26th birthday, his lawyer said.