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Project Pat performs onstage throughout Day 2 of One MusicFest at Piedmont Park on October 29, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Key Takeaways:

• Authorities imagine the killing of Project Pat’s son could have stemmed from a botched theft, with “digital evidence” linking each suspects to the crime.
• A 19-year-old lady, Talia Jones, was beforehand arrested and charged with facilitation of first-degree homicide.
• The second suspect, reportedly a juvenile, is in custody, and authorities imagine she is the shooter.

There are actually reportedly two individuals beneath arrest for the killing of Memphis rap legend Project Pat’s son, Patrick Houston Jr. The second suspect to be arrested is legally thought of a juvenile.

As Rap-Up previously reported, 19-year-old Talia Jones was arrested in Minneapolis on July 15 and charged with facilitation for first-degree homicide in reference to the killing of Houston Jr. The teen, who reportedly resisted arrest, is awaiting extradition again to Memphis.

According to TMZ Hip Hop, legislation enforcement sources say they’ve an “unnamed juvenile co-defendant” in custody who they imagine is who truly shot Houston Jr. The authorities reportedly suppose that Project Pat’s son and Jones knew one another earlier than the incident, and the alleged killer is considered Jones’ ex-girlfriend.

Reportedly, there’s “digital evidence” that Jones and the juvenile had been in touch earlier than and after the killing of Houston Jr., who was simply 22 years previous on the time of his dying. Houston Jr. was shot and killed in January, with responding officers discovering him on Ketchum Road and Long Street in Memphis. The circumstances surrounding Houston Jr.’s dying are nonetheless unknown to most people, however the proof reportedly appears to be aligning with a theft gone mistaken, per TMZ.

At the time of reporting, what the alleged shooter has been charged with continues to be unknown.

Project Pat, a co-founder of Three 6 Mafia, has but to publicly touch upon his son’s premature dying. Rap-Up will proceed to watch this story.