‘Pop, Lock & Drop It’ rapper Huey fatally shot in his Missouri hometown

Rapper Huey died from a gunshot wound last night in his home town of Kinloch, Mo., police said Friday. The 32-year-old “Pop, Lock & Drop It� star, also known as Baby Huey, was shot at least once.

The rapper, whose legal name was Lawrence Franks Jr., was shot outside a home in the 8100 block of Martin Luther King Blvd. Authorities received news about his arrival at the hospital around 10:50 p.m., and he died shortly after.

A second victim was involved in a separate shooting thought to be connected to Huey’s, but the connection remains unclear. The 21-year-old man was in the hospital Friday with nonfatal injuries.

Kinloch is adjacent to Ferguson, Mo., which was home to unrest after a police officer shot 18-year-old Michael Brown in 2015.

“Detectives believe as many as 10 other individuals were present in and around the crime scene during the occurrence of this incident,� Sgt. Benjamin Granada of the St. Louis County Police Dept. wrote in an email Friday. Investigators were urging witnesses to come forward.

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The rapper rose to fame when he was 17 with his most famous single, “Pop, Lock & Drop It.� Following the success of that song as well as his first album, his later works were not as popular.

He leaves behind a 13-year-old daughter.

Fans and peers alike shared their sorrow over the rapper’s death on social media.