According to the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office, a judge on Tuesday issued a $2 million bond to the man suspected of killing a rapper and wounding another in a daytime shooting in downtown Memphis.
On October 22, Kevin “KJ” Brown Jr. of Memphis was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Clarksville, Tennessee.
First-degree murder, two counts of felony criminal attempt, two counts of using a firearm while committing a dangerous felony, and property theft are among the charges against Brown.
Latorian Hunt, a Memphis rapper known as Sayso P, was killed in the March 22 shooting outside the Westin Hotel adjacent to the FedExForum, while Albert Mondane, a Houston rapper known as Sauce Walka, was critically wounded.
Shortly after the shooting, police issued a warrant for Jayden Dandridge, 21, for first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder.
Dandridge was found dead in Houston. His death was ruled a homicide.
