Florida rapper Julio Foolio died in a shooting early Sunday morning in a Tampa hotel parking lot, his lawyer confirmed.
Charles Jones, who went by the rap name of “Julio Foolio,” was celebrating his 26th birthday, which was Friday, and staying at an Airbnb, according to Fusco.
Jones was pronounced dead at the scene and the other three people were taken to the hospital to be treated for their injuries.
Jones, who has 1 million followers on Instagram, had posted several times about a party he would be hosting Saturday night and told followers to private message him for the address.
Hours after the party began, and was documented on his Instagram, he posted party goers had been kicked out of their Airbnb.
He then went to the hotel where he was “basically ambushed” in the parking lot, his attorney told News4Jax.
Jones frequently rapped about murders involving rival gangs in Jacksonville, the local news station reported, and in April he posted that he had survived “multiple attempts” on his life.
