T-Hood was shot and killed on Friday (August 8) after being shot during a dispute at his home in unincorporated Snellville according to Gwinnett County police.
The 33-year-old Georgia rapper, born Tevin Hood and known in the Southern rap scene for tracks like “READY 2 GO,” “Big Booty” and “Perculator,” was found with gunshot wounds at a residence on Lee Road around 7 p.m. local time. Officers administered first aid before he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
Police confirmed one person has been detained in connection with the shooting. Investigators are still interviewing witnesses as part of the ongoing homicide case.
Hood’s mother, Yulanda, confirmed her son was the victim and pushed back on online speculation that a party was underway at the time of the incident.
The rapper’s final Instagram post came just a week before his death. In it, he wore a white sheet with red paint around the eye holes, resembling blood, while standing in a cemetery to promote his song “Grave Diggerz.”
T-Hood joked in the video, “Hello, are you still alive? We are dead down at the cemetery. come down to the cemetery I have a spot for you.” He added, “All you have to do it die. Just die today. You die today you get to come and play – come on down.”
The post has since drawn emotional responses from followers, many of whom expressed disbelief and grief. “I just woke up to the news man I do not want to believe it,” one user wrote. Another commented, “They always take the best ones, your light was too m### bright for this lame a** world.” A third added, “We never gon stop pushing your legacy.”
Music producer Deddotwill also paid tribute on social media, writing, “We was just on the phone all day I cant believe you are gone. REST IN PEACE T-HOOD I LOVE YOU BROTHER.”
Authorities have yet to release the name of the individual detained.
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