Houston rapper Chucky Trill was fatally shot Friday morning on an Atlanta interstate, shortly after leaving an Erica Banks show at an area club. He was in town to perform during All-Star Weekend, his manager told 11Alive.
The 33-year-old rapper, real name Corey Detiege, was found shot inside a vehicle around 3 a.m., according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
The incident closed down the northbound lanes of I-85 for more than two hours while Gwinnett County police conducted their investigation. Investigators believe that shots were fired from another vehicle into Detiege’s car.
Dietege was the son of popular Houston rapper D of Trinity Garden Cartel, who achieved some notoriety in the 1990s.
“Obviously, these types of shootings are very concerning for the police department,” police spokesman Cpl. Collin Flynn told the outlet. “Not only do you have the two vehicles involved in the shooting, but you also have multiple people that are driving on the interstate that could also be victims in these types of crimes.”
Banks gave her condolences on Instagram, writing, “We were just in the club last night saying how we was gone turn up this Sunday. wow. Rest peacefully Chucky.”
Head of 1501 Entertainment, Carl Crawford, also expressed his condolences in an Instagram.
“R.I.P homie @chuckytrilloffici so shocked to hear this we was just all together having a good time,” he captioned the post.
Dietege is the fourth person to die in a shooting on a metro Atlanta interstate this year.
