Louisiana rapper JayDaYoungan was reportedly shot and killed, sparking an outpouring of grief on the internet. However, Kenya Janell, the rapper’s sister, initially contradicted the version of events.

At around 11 pm on Wednesday night, Bogalusa police confirmed that JayDaYoungan had indeed been shot and died as a result of his injuries. Prior to official confirmation, reports of his death had sent social media into a tizzy. At the time, Janell, said to be JayDaYoungan’s sister, tweeted denying the report.  

The self-described public figure tweeted “AINT NOBODY F**KING DEAD STOP DICK EATING AND GO READ BOOK”, adding, “I hate you internet freak ni**as and h*es, stop tryna confirm sh*t y’all don’t f**king know bullsh*t asses”. 

Janell, whose Twitter bio notes that she’s from Southern University, also put up an expletive-filled Instagram story denying the news of JayDaYoungan’s death. The post has been taken down since then, but a Twitter user took a snapshot to share it. 

Janell too acknowledged that Instagram took down her previous story, and put up a new one confirming “nobody is dead”. 

Kenya Janell’s story. (Instagram/therealkenyajanelll)

Amid reports of the rapper’s death, Bogalusa police, from JayDaYoungan’s Louisiana hometown said “On Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 at 5:50 pm the Bogalusa Police Department received a call of a shooting in the 600 block of Superior Avenue. Officers responded and found that one victim had been transported by POV to Our Lady of the Angels Emergency Room. Another victim, still on scene, was critically wounded and was treated on scene by EMS, then transported to OLA ER. Their condition cannot be released at this time.” 

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The statement continued, “While working a chaotic scene at the hospital, and working the crime scene on Superior Avenue, another shooting took place in the 800 block of Marshall Richardson Road shortly after 7:00 pm. In that case a vehicle was shot, possibly related to the first shooting. The occupants were not hit. Detectives are also actively working that crime scene.

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This is a very fluid situation and the information we can release is limited at this time. Our Officers are working diligently to identify the subjects responsible for these crimes. We have several outside agencies assisting at this time.”