2 dead, 8 wounded following Foogiano concert in SC

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Rapper Foogiano’s crew is being eyed in the shooting at a South Carolina club Sunday that left two dead and 8 injured — including a young mom who was “the definition of an innocent bystander,” according to authorities. The Gucci Mane protégé — real name Kwame Brown — was celebrating his 27th birthday on July 4th with an appearance at a packed Greenville club when gunfire erupted just before 2 a.m. Sunday, officials say. Video footage suggests that the violence was sparked by different groups throwing gang signs — and people involved with the performer were involved, Sheriff Hobart Lewis told Greenville News.

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Social media lit up with club-goers claiming the gunfire erupted after someone tried to steal a chain from Foogiano, with the rapper hours earlier filmed getting a pricey piece as a birthday gift.

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The two confirmed dead included 51-year-old club security guard Clarence Sterling Johnson, who was armed but did not fire his weapon as he was hit near the front entrance, Lewis said. Victim and mother-of-two Mykala Bell, 23, died after 3 a.m. after being taken to a local hospital with a gunshot wound, Lewis told Fox Carolina.

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“This s–t about GANG S–T. You can see ol buddy in the crowd throw up his red flag in they face & buddy on stages with @FOOGIANO threw up his black flag telling buddy put his red flag down,” one person wrote on Twitter.

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“I do know there was a very, very, very large crowd that probably well exceeded that number with very little space for social distancing,” he said. “I promise you they weren’t six feet apart,” he said. “It’s certainly not the best situation to stop the spread of this virus, for sure.”

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