Lil Phat Dead, Rapper Dies in Atlanta Murder: REPORTS
LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Lil Phat is dead, rapper Melvin Vernell III has died in shooting, claims local news. Lil Phat’s death is being reported by the local NBC affiliate 11Alive and the CBS affiliate 9WAFB today. Police are asking the public’s assistance in locating Vernell’s shooters. Local news is reporting that Melvin Vernell III suffered a fatal gunshot wound outside Northside Hospital Thursday June 7, 2012.
The Melvin Vernell III shooting death put Northside Hospital on lockdown last night. WAFB reports that the Lil Phat shooting erupted Thursday evening. The attack was not inside the hospital, but rather in the parking deck near the hospital’s women’s center.
WAFB reports the shooting erupted after 6:30 pm local time. Melvin Vernell III was inside a car when he was shot dead. Officials report to news that Vernell was seated inside his vehicle parked near the hospital’s Labor and Delivery wing.
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Following the shooting, witnesses saw two suspects fled the scene. Police are indicating that the shooting was not random. Vernell was rushed into the hospital where he later died. The shooters have not been arrested.
“In a case like this where there’s a potential shooting on the campus we lock down all the hospital facilities, no one is allowed to leave or enter the building,” said Russ Davis, spokesman for Northside, said in a news statement to WAFB.
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The NBC affiliate reports that the hospital was on lockdown for two hours after the attack. Rapper Webbie wrote last night “RIP TO MY LIL BROTHER PHAT! LIFE SO F… UP! TRILL4LIFE”. He later added “you … think death a joke until you loose somebody you love.”
Funeral arrangements have not been announced. Send your love.
Lil Phat
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on June 8th, 2012 at 6:38 am
R.I.P Lil Phat. Sorry for your lost Webbie. We will truly miss him. I will definitely miss him retweeting me on twitter. All my love goes out to the family
on June 8th, 2012 at 6:46 am
What reason did phat have to be at the hospital it seems to me that it was set up.
on June 8th, 2012 at 6:48 am
RIP LIL PHAT ALL LOVE GOES OUT TO YOU
on June 8th, 2012 at 6:56 am
R.I.P Lil Phat My Love Goes Out To You And You Family.!! <3
on June 8th, 2012 at 7:12 am
r.i.p im ganno miss you i wish you n lil webbie luck i love n always love you lil phat i wish you ALL MY LOVEEEEEE
on June 8th, 2012 at 7:15 am
R.I.P Lil Phat. Sorry for your lost Webbie thing aint going to be the same without dha youngin
on June 8th, 2012 at 7:17 am
i want you to messege me lil webbie so we can talk about ur lost
on June 8th, 2012 at 7:19 am
he was only 19 why would somebody kill lil phat cause he gettin money that aint no reason to hate on somebody and kill them
~Crazy World
on June 8th, 2012 at 7:30 am
man i kant believe dat he is gone da most of them all iz his music career dat he had gone 4 hiself alwwayz keep 100#he wuld b trutly miss
on June 8th, 2012 at 7:34 am
hiz memeries still b alive i jux kant believe it
on June 8th, 2012 at 7:43 am
God bless youu all ; so sadd when a young life is lost before it begins….
on June 8th, 2012 at 8:16 am
Who is lil phat????? Oh well
on June 8th, 2012 at 8:40 am
MAY YOU REST IN PEACE FROM A TRUE FAN, ALL THIS KILLING IS SENSELESS. R.I.P. PHAT
on June 8th, 2012 at 8:43 am
When I first heard about this I couldn’t believe it, sorry for y’all boys lost, real talk. He was holding it down for tha South.Them 2 names gonna pop up before u kno it…stay up bo, yall only gonna come harder! ! Hatin on da youngin’ at 19 …smh
-LEx
on June 8th, 2012 at 10:17 am
another trill ass ni ga gone first bleek now lil phat i tell you about hatin ass n ga webbie keep ur head up n ga u str8 we gonna take this lost but no mo live from louisiana yall should have stayed in the boot
on June 8th, 2012 at 10:47 am
R.I.Paradise TO THE YOUNG N THUGGIN…. You will be truly truly missed… Hating Azz fuckboyz you can’t run for to long… A True Fan…
on June 8th, 2012 at 4:13 pm
THiS iSx SO FU D UPP…TWEHH MADD..!!!! SHiT CRAZY MAiN…LiLPHAT AiNT DESERVE DHET S T…GONE TOOOO FUKN SOON….REST N PEACE “LiL PHAT”….YO MUSiQ WiLL STiLL LiVE ON….KEEP YA HEAD UPP WEBBiE…GOD WANT PHUT NO MORE ON YUHH DHEN YUUHH CAN HANDLE…STAY STRONG..!!!! =(
on June 8th, 2012 at 7:17 pm
damn thats fu ked up the youngin gone but not forgotten then we was the same age and our birthday was on tha same day
on June 8th, 2012 at 10:04 pm
R.I.P LIL PHAT U MAY HAVE GONE HOME BUT U WILL NEVA B FORGOTTEN REST EASY FAM
on June 9th, 2012 at 12:20 am
Man there go stupid let me hang all da way out lol rip phat…….kid da reason I even still wear levis….the good die Yung
on June 9th, 2012 at 12:21 am
R.I.P Lil Phat one of the worlds greatest rappers who ever live god will be watchin over yo family and keep them safe webbie,and LilTrill keep yall head up and the hole Trill Ent
on June 9th, 2012 at 1:38 am
Didn’t know who lol phat was but all this senseless killing is tired and worrisome. I guess the rallies and vigils aren’t helping. It’s frustrating to see all this black on black crime and have other races calling us animals.
on June 10th, 2012 at 3:39 pm
Rip lil phat gone to soon
on June 10th, 2012 at 7:46 pm
R.I.P. lil phat. srry for your lost webbie. trill fam for life
on July 31st, 2012 at 7:52 am
RIP LIL PHAT ,My sympathy goes out to TRILLENT YOUNGIN SAVAGES WEBBIE keep ur headup yall real out hear k yall outya i love all yall music
on November 1st, 2012 at 11:58 am
RAP PHAT….. WE MISS YOU AINT GUNNA BE DAH SAME WTH OUT YHU YUNNGIN……SORRY FO YALL LOST WEBBIE…..
on January 7th, 2013 at 11:45 am
R.I.P. PEACE lil phat
on January 7th, 2013 at 11:48 am
and shout to my nigga lil trill and my nigga webbie and free my nigga boosie
on March 5th, 2013 at 11:17 am
MAN THIS SO SAID I LOVED LIL PHAT Y WOULD THAY SAGER FICE HIM OUT OFF ALL THE NIGGAS THAY SHOUED HAVE DID LIL WANYE GAY A** I LOVE U LIL PHAT MAY U R.I.P AND U HAD A BABBY ON THE WAY ON THE SAME DAY MAN SORRY FOR UR LOST LIL WEBBIE AND LIL TRILL KEEP YOLL HEAD UP YOLL GOIN TO FOUND THEM NIGGAS THST DID IT TRILL FAM FOR LIFE R.I.P…..:..{