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  • Writer's pictureOlivia Gunn

Shooting in Atlanta leaves rapper King Von, 2 others dead


A shooting in Atlanta Friday left a Chicago rapper dead along with two others.

Rapper King Von was killed in the shooting, which happened outside of the Monaco Hookah Lounge. According to the GBI, King Von was with a group of men at the club when two men approached them in the parking lot.

Authorities say an argument led to gunfire.

Authorities say six men were shot and three are being treated for injuries.


King Von, whose name is Dayvon Bennett, was signed to Lil Durk's Only the Family label. He released his first debut album, Grandson, Vol. 1, in Sept. 2019 and followed up with another album titled Levon James is March 2020.

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