Rapper Young Dolph Shot and Killed in Memphis

Rapper Young Dolph was reportedly shot and killed in Memphis Wednesday.

A Fox affiliate in Memphis reports that the 36-year-old rapper was gunned down at local cookie shop, Makeda’s Butter Cookies. Employees told authorities that as Young Dolph walked into the store, a car pulled up and shot and killed him.

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

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