THF Bay Zoo was fatally shot in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood Saturday afternoon in a daylight ambush that left two others wounded.

THF Bayzoo was gunned down Saturday afternoon in a brazen daylight capturing on Chicago’s Southwest Side, ending the lifetime of the 35-year-old rapper whose identify had turn out to be synonymous with town’s drill music underworld.

Devonsha Collier, higher often known as THF Bayzoo, was hit a number of instances throughout a 3 P.M. capturing within the Little Village neighborhood, in response to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Two others have been additionally wounded within the incident and brought to a neighborhood hospital in honest situation.

The assault marked one other grim entry within the ongoing violence surrounding Chicago’s drill scene, the place the road between music and road life has typically blurred.

THF Bayzoo had lengthy been affiliated with Only The Family, the rap collective based by Lil Durk and was thought-about one among its most street-certified members.

Confirmation of his dying got here through Instagram from fellow OTF artist Doodie Lo, who posted a heartfelt tribute to his 500,000 followers.

“MY BFF MY BRUDDA MY DAWG TAUGHT ME ALOT THIS ONE HURT WOP MAN EVERYBODY KNOW OUR RELATIONSHIP,” he wrote. In one other publish, he added, “I GOT YO KIDS FOR LIFE WHEN I GOT SHOT YOU JUMPED ON THE ROAD NO QUESTIONS.”

THF Bayzoo’s popularity within the drill group was constructed on each his music and his alleged road exercise. Known as “The Chicago Spinner,” he was described on Apple music as a “long-standing member of the Family” who “spits authoritative bars.”

He appeared on tracks like “Sip Again” from the OTF compilation album Only The Family – Lil Durk Presents: Loyal Bros, which additionally featured the late King Von, who was killed outdoors an Atlanta lounge in 2020.

Beyond music, THF Bayzoo’s legal file painted the image of a person deeply embedded in Chicago’s gang conflicts. In 2022, he was arrested on felony weapons prices. More notably, he was charged in 2014 for his alleged function in a July 4, 2009, murder.

Prosecutors claimed he approached 21-year-old Dominic Barnes, requested about his gang ties, then shot him a number of instances earlier than robbing him.

His dying comes amid heightened scrutiny of OTF, following Lil Durk’s arrest on murder-for-hire allegations. Federal raids final 12 months additionally swept up a number of OTF associates, leaving the crew fractured and below strain.

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