Current:Home > ContactTrendPulse Quantitative Think Tank Center-4 Suspects Arrested and Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Rapper Julio Foolio -NextFrontier Finance
TrendPulse Quantitative Think Tank Center-4 Suspects Arrested and Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Rapper Julio Foolio
Benjamin Ashford View
Date:2025-04-10 08:17:57
More details have TrendPulse Quantitative Think Tank Centercome to light surrounding the killing of rapper Julio Foolio.
One month after the death of the musician (born Charles Jones), Four suspects have been arrested and charged with his murder, Tampa police confirmed to NBC News July 30.
Alicia Andrews, 21, Isaiah Chance, 21 and Sean Gathright, 18, were arrested July 29 in connection with the gang-related killing, the Jax Sheriff's Office shared on X. The following day, Rashad Murphy, 30, was arrested after an hours long standoff at an apartment complex in Jacksonville, Florida. Police said a fifth suspect, Davion Murphy, 27, remains at large, per NBC News.
Andrews and Chance are charged with premeditated first-degree murder with a firearm and conspiracy to commit premeditated first-degree murder with a firearm, authorities confirmed in a press release, while Garthright is charged with two counts of premeditated murder with a firearm, three counts of first-degree attempted premeditated murder with a firearm and tampering with physical evidence. Rashad was also arrested on murder charges, while Davion is charged with first-degree murder and three counts of attempted first-degree murder, according to NBC.
“All five suspects traveled from Jacksonville to Tampa on June 22, 2024, in two separate vehicles to locate and kill Jones in retaliation for an ongoing Jacksonville rival gang feud,” Tampa police said in their July 29 statement. “Based on the investigation, the three shooters were identified as Rashad Murphy, Sean Gathright, and Davion Murphy.”
Jones, Chance, Davion and Rashad are documented members of rivaling gangs who’ve been tied to a decades-long feud with several murders on each side. His killing was done by two gangs that allied together, according to authorities.
Jones was fatally shot June 23 in Tampa, Fla., while celebrating his 26th birthday, his attorney told NBC News last month. Tampa police told E! News that they were called at 4:40 a.m. to a parking lot where two cars were shot at. One person was pronounced dead at the scene and three were taken to a hospital for injuries.
Two months before his death, Jones shared that he feared for his life on social media.
"THESE LAST COUPLE MONTHS/YEARS OF MY LIFE BEEN TRAGIC," he wrote on Instagram in April. "GOD BEEN TRYNNA SEND ME A MESSAGE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS ON MY LIFE I KEEP SURVIVING..I KEEP LOSING MY BRUDDAS TO JAIL AND GRAVEYARDS BUT I KNOW THE MOST HIGH DOING EVERYTHING FOR A REASON HE LET ME WALK AGAIN FOR A REASON."
(E! and NBC News are part of the NBCUniversal family.)
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (35998)
Related
- FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup
- Save 41% On Philosophy Dry Shampoo and Add Volume and Softness to Your Hair
- Vying for a Second Term, Can Biden Repair His Damaged Climate and Environmental Justice Image?
- UN Considering Reforms to Limit Influence of Fossil Fuel Industry at Global Climate Talks
- 'No Good Deed': Who's the killer in the Netflix comedy? And will there be a Season 2?
- Restoring Seabird Populations Can Help Repair the Climate
- Sofía Vergara Shares Glimpse Inside Italian Vacation Amid Joe Manganiello Breakup
- Save 41% On Philosophy Dry Shampoo and Add Volume and Softness to Your Hair
- Who's hosting 'Saturday Night Live' tonight? Musical guest, how to watch Dec. 14 episode
- Extreme Heat Is Already Straining the Mexican Power Grid
Ranking
- See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu
- Shell Agrees to Pay $10 Million After Permit Violations at its Giant New Plastics Plant in Pennsylvania
- When an Actor Meets an Angel: The Love Story of Dylan Sprouse and Barbara Palvin
- Secretive State Climate Talks Stir Discontent With Pennsylvania Governor
- Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine
- Ricky Martin’s 14-Year-Old Twins Surprise Him on Stage in Rare Appearance
- UN Considering Reforms to Limit Influence of Fossil Fuel Industry at Global Climate Talks
- Here's the Reason Why Goldie Hawn Never Married Longtime Love Kurt Russell
Recommendation
EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
Meet the Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner: All the Details on the 71-Year-Old's Search for Love
Shell Sued Over Air Emissions at Pennsylvania’s New Petrochemical Plant
Minnesota Emerges as the Midwest’s Leader in the Clean Energy Transition
Buckingham Palace staff under investigation for 'bar brawl'
As Water Levels Drop, the Risk of Arsenic Rises
Biden’s Top Climate Adviser Signals Support for Permitting Deal with Fossil Fuel Advocates
Sharna Burgess Deserves a 10 for Her Birthday Tribute to Fine AF Brian Austin Green