Rapper Young Dolph dies in Memphis shooting at age 36

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Rapper Young Dolph died Wednesday in Memphis, Tennessee, after he was shot while purchasing cookies at a bakery, law enforcement officials confirmed to Memphis media.

Maurice Hill, the owner of Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies, where the shooting took place, said his employees reported Dolph being in the shop when someone drove up and shot him at approximately 1 p.m., according to local news outlet FOX13. Dolph’s Lamborghini was reportedly in the parking lot, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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