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Maya Yang

Rapper Young Scooter dead after jumping fence in Atlanta police chase

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Young Scooter performs onstage during StreetzFest 2K18 on 18 August 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photograph: Paras Griffin/Getty Images

A rapper signed to fellow lyricists Future and Waka Flocka Flame died on his 39th birthday in his home town of Atlanta after injuring his leg while running from police and jumping fences, according to authorities as well as multiple media reports.

The death of 39-year-old Young Scooter, born Kenneth Edward Bailey, was confirmed by Atlanta’s Fulton county medical examiner’s office, as Variety first reported.

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