Rapper Young Scooter dies after suffering leg injury fleeing from Atlanta police officers

ATLANTA -- A antheral has died aft suffering a limb wounded erstwhile fleeing from officers Friday evening, Atlanta Police said.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed to ABC News that the individuality of the idiosyncratic injured and deceased successful this incidental is Kenneth Edward Rashaad Bailey, besides known by his signifier name, Young Scooter. The origin of decease is inactive undetermined.

Police said that they were responding to reports of a quality with imaginable gunshots being fired astatine a location successful Atlanta.

Bailey fled, and aft a bride ft chase, responding officers recovered him with a limb injury. No weapons were fired, constabulary said.

Officers rendered assistance to the man, by applying a tourniquet and helium was taken to the infirmary wherever helium was pronounced dead.

Investigators with the homicide portion arsenic good arsenic investigators with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, responded to the country to find the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The probe is ongoing.

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