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Rapper Lor Scoota was known for his work promoting peace and speaking out against violence in Baltimore. He also often spoke at local schools and youth groups, telling kids to stay in school.
Just hours before he was shot, Lor Scoota was hosting a charity basketball game promoting peace in the city, the Baltimore Sun reports.
“He was a young up-and-coming rapper who had appeared at several events, and the eerie irony that should just absolutely tick all of us off collectively, is that he was leaving a peace rally,” police spokesman TJ Smith said at a press conference.
The “Touch the People Pray for Peace in These Streets” charity game was held at Morgan State University.
“I am saddened to hear about the senseless murder of Tyrice “Lor Scoota” Watson,” Councilman Nick Mosby told WMAR-TV. “He had a heart for youth and took the time out of his schedule to join me on my #EyeAmBaltimore Tour to high schools in West Baltimore following last year’s uprising where he spoke about the importance of staying in school.”
With files from Heavy.com
