Sauce Walka was shot dead in Memphis today while another man was killed at the scene.
Sauce shot on legs outside hotel
This afternoon (March 22) at around 2:45 pm, Fox 13 in Memphis reported a fatal shooting outside the Westin Hotel opposite the city’s FedEx Forum. Although no name was originally published, TMZ confirmed that Sauce Walka was one of two men’s guns.
The Houston rapper will recover and be taken to the hospital in a non-critical state, according to reports. 34-year-old sauce is shot by legs. According to his family, he was not the intended target of the shooting.
The Memphis Police Department confirmed on XXL that the shooting occurred in the 100 block of George Lee Avenue in Memphis. However, they did not release the victim’s name. One victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Homicide investigation is underway.
“We want to assure our communities and visitors that downtown Memphis is a safe place,” reads a statement posted on MPD’s X account. “This is not a random act of violence. We understand this concern and reiterate that it is not random.”
“At about 2:42 p.m. today, the officer responded to the shooting in the 100 block of George W. Lee Avenue. One man was pronounced dead and another was taken to the hospital, in a non-critical state. This appeared to be an isolated incident, not a random violence. The officers have identified the suspicious vehicle and are actively arresting.”
The cross-social media conversation is that there are rumors that the unidentified person shot and killed is the sauce factory artist SaidoP.
XXL has been in contact with the team at Sauce Walka and the Westin Hotel.
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Check out the statement from the Memphis Police Department below.
