Photo: Miramar Police Department
Williams and Thomas Jr. were both pronounced dead at Memorial Hospital Miramar after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.
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Henry, 26, told police he and the two victims had just wrapped a late-night studio session when a car pulled up on his driver’s side and opened fire as he was pulling off the freeway, TMZ reports. Cops confirmed there were eight bullet holes along the right side of the vehicle where Williams and Thomas Jr. sat, and Henry escaped injury.
Additionally, the outlet reports that cops say Melly and Henry drove around with the bodies of Williams and Thomas Jr. after they had been shot “for a period of time” before driving to the hospital. Henry later told police that Melly was, in fact, in the same car with them but eventually got into another vehicle.
Williams was also known as YNW Sakchaser and Thomas Jr. was known as YNW Juvy. Both rappers werefeatured on a documentaryabout Melly — who recently collaborated withKanye Weston the track “Mixed Personalities” and is best known for his song “Murder on My Mind” — posted on Melly’s YouTube page.
It is not immediately clear as to what sparked the alleged altercation.
YNW Melly and Kanye West.YNW Melly/Instagram
On Feb. 13, Melly, revealed on Instagram that he would be turning himself in to authorities.
“To all my fans and supporters… I am turning my self in today,” Melly wrote.
Just after the murder, Melly’s attorney Bradford Cohen said,according to theSun Sentinel,the rapper is “sad, he’s upset, obviously.”
“Those are his best friends,” Cohen said.
Prior to his arrest, Melly released his debut albumWe All Shinein January and was expected toembark on a tourin support of the project this month.
On Jan. 3, Mellywas arrestedon two misdemeanor drug charges, theMiami Heraldreported. According to jail records, Melly was charged with one count of possession of marijuana and one count of possession of drug equipment and booked in the Lee County Jail in Florida, theMiami Heraldreported. Melly was released on Jan. 25,according to Lee County Sheriff’s Office records.
Last summer, Melly was arrested on June 30 on similar marijuana possession charges, theMiami Heraldreported. He was released on bond on July 1, 2018,according to Lee County Sheriff’s Office records.
If convicted on the first-degree murder charges, Melly could face 15 years to life in prison.
source: people.com
