Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo killed in car crash
ATLANTA — Atlanta rapper Carlos Walker, aka "Shawty Lo," was killed in a crash Wednesday morning. The Moultrie, Ga., native was 40 years old.
Fulton County Police Cpl. Maureen Smith told the Associated Press that a 2016 Audi struck a couple of trees, overturned and burst into flames before dawn Wednesday on Interstate 285 near the exit to Cascade Road, near southwest Atlanta. No other vehicles were involved.
Smith also told the AP that the driver was thrown from the car and killed while two female passengers in the car were able to escape the wreckage, and were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta with injuries that did not appear life-threatening. Their names weren't immediately released, the AP reports.
When Atlanta radio personality Ryan Cameron announced the news on Twitter, tributes followed.
Walker is a founding member of the hip-hop group D4L and in 2003, founded D4L Records. He is perhaps best known for his debut single Dey Know.
In 2008, he received a "Rookie of the Year" BET Award. Walker's most recent release, Bowen Homes Carlos, came out in 2013.
A representative tweeted from the rapper's account announcing the death.