Foolio is said to have been shot while celebrating his 26th birthday

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According to friends of the Florida-raised rapper, Foolio was shot and killed last night while celebrating his 26th birthday in Tampa Bay, Florida. In one of the previous posts on his Instagram story, he called the celebration his “best birthday ever.”

On Sunday morning (June 23), WFLA reported: “A shooting at a Holiday Inn in Tampa early Sunday morning left at least one person dead and three others injured, according to police. Tampa police said the shooting occurred in the Holiday Inn parking lot at the intersection of Fowler Avenue and McKinley Drive.”

Tampa Bay Police officials further described the scene as follows: “One person was killed at the scene while three other gunshot victims were transported to local hospitals. Investigators believe the victims were at the hotel at the time of the shooting attempting to get a room.”

Following the news reports, Foolio’s girlfriend tweeted: “You took my boyfriend away from me. I hate you all and I’m not the only one crying.”

You took my friend away from me. I hate you all and I won’t be the only one crying 💔

— Mani loves big cock 6 B ❤️‍🔥 (@blancomani1) 23 June 2024

In a post on Say Cheese TV, one user wrote, “Fam gave away his location like he didn’t insult 40 dead people. They got family too.” Another commenter mentioned his history of insulting sick people in his past music, writing, “The karma on (this sh*t) is insane. In the Yungeen Ace situation, three people were killed and there was one survivor. Dude kept making fun of the 23 kids dying on his birthday. See how their roles reverse.”

Back in December 2023, Foolio said he filed a lawsuit against a hospital, months after claiming that a nurse allegedly revealed his whereabouts after he was shot in October.

In an interview with the podcast “No Jumper,” he explained that his stay at UF Health Jacksonville, where he had surgery, was cut short when a nurse revealed his whereabouts. “I have a lawsuit with the hospital right now,” he said. “She got fired and so on… I just got a letter from the hospital about this crap, so, I mean, a lawsuit.”