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Atlanta rapper Young Scooter has died from a leg injury sustained while fleeing from police in Atlanta. He was 39.

On Friday evening (Mar. 28), Young Scooter’s 39th birthday, Atlanta police responded to a domestic dispute that reportedly involved gunfire and a woman being dragged into the house. Police set up a perimeter around the residence after one of the two male individuals did not allow police in when they first arrived.

Two men were seen fleeing the house, but one individual returned to the home. The other, Young Scooter led police on a foot chase and hopped over a fence before he was later found injured nearby. Scooter was transported to a local hospital where he later died from the injuries he suffered from a cut on his leg by the fence.

“The Atlanta Police Department has not been involved in any shootings tonight and the incident on William Nye—no one was—there was not a shooting at all,” said commander of Atlanta’s homicide unit, Lt. Andrew Smith. “Just to be very clear, the injury that was sustained was not via the officers on scene,” he continued in response to initial reports of a fatal shootout with police.

Born Kenneth Edward Baily, Young Scooter is best known for signing with Future’s label, Freebandz, in 2012 where he released countless projects. During his career, Scooter has collaborated with the likes of Future, Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne, Bun B, Migos, and many more.