Pittsburgh rapper Jimmy Wopo was yet another victim of gun violence today. Hip Hop magazine XXL is reporting that the “Elm Street” rapper was reportedly shot in a double shooting on the intersection of Wylie Avenue and Chauncey Street in Pittsburgh.
Local Pittsburgh News KDKA is reporting that the other victim in the shooting is in stable condition.
UPDATE: Two men wounded in drive-by shooting on Wylie Ave in the Hill District. One critical, the other stable pic.twitter.com/qkd1a65rze
— Ralph Iannotti (@IannottiRalph) June 18, 2018
Rap Catch is reporting that Jimmy Wopo has passed away from the gunshot wounds:
#Pittsburgh’s #JimmyWopo has passed away from injuries sustained in a shooting in Pittsburgh earlier today. RIP @woponese ???????? pic.twitter.com/icmRkvhcTP
— Who’s Making Noise⁉ (@RapCatchUp) June 18, 2018
Jimmy Wopo released his latest mixtape Back Against the Wall back in October and was quoted by XXL during an interview:
“I don’t want to be no one-hit nigga or two years and gone nigga. I want to be on and be in the industry for a long time,”
Sad to see such a young talent taken away from the world from what seems to be a careless act of gun violence. Flip the page for the video of Jimmy Wopo popular song Elm Street.