Snootie Wild Dead At 36 Following Shooting In Houston

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Snootie Wild Dead At 36 Following Shooting In Houston

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Snootie Wild has died at 36 following a shooting in Houston. The Memphis, TN-born rapper, real name LePreston Porter, was found shot in the neck next to his car in a ditch on early Friday morning, as local news station ABC 13 reports. He was transferred to a nearby hospital where he later died from his injury.

Snootie Wild was a protege of Yo Gotti, and his 2014 breakout single “Yayo” featured Gotti. “Gone in body, but your NAME & LEGACY will live forever,” a post from his official social accounts read.

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