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Young Dolph is dead after a shooting in Memphis.

Law enforcement sources tell FOX13 that the 36-year-old rapper was shot and killed on Wednesday afternoon.

The shooting occurred at Makeda’s Butter Cookies. Dolph reportedly walked in the store to buy cookies when a vehicle pulled up and opened fire through a front window, striking the rapper.

Video of the crime scene has surfaced on social media. Dolph’s camouflage Lamborghini can be seen in the parking lot of the Memphis strip mall.

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Bankroll Freddie appeared to confirm the report. “Mane They Just Killed My Ni**a @youngdolph,” he wrote on IG Stories.

Bankroll Freddie posted this…. Dolph is really gon bro this shit got me sick to my fuckin stomach pic.twitter.com/OtOu5qwphA
— Le 30 James (@30ktmayy) November 17, 2021

Others including Megan Thee Stallion, Quavo, and Gucci Mane took to social media to mourn the loss.

I am sooo sick rn I am in disbelief! Praying for his family and friends ! Rest In Peace to my friend a true legend dolph 🙏🏾
— TINA SNOW (@theestallion) November 17, 2021

R. I.P. to my friend Dolph this broke my heart
— Gucci Mane (@gucci1017) November 17, 2021

DAMN! This One Hurt 😞
RIP DOLPH! 🙏🏾 🙏🏾
— QuavoYRN (@QuavoStuntin) November 17, 2021

Damn R.I.P DOLPH PRAYER FOR YA KIDS AND FAMILY SMH
— OFFSET (@OffsetYRN) November 17, 2021

REST UP DOLPH
— PnBRock (@PnBRock) November 17, 2021

God bless Dolph 🕊 Real independent Memphis rapper born in chicago. loved by millions of ppl. Always showed love everytime I seen him this is tragic God bless his family man
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) November 17, 2021

RIP DOLPH 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
— Yung Rénzél 👑 (@RickRoss) November 17, 2021

Just days earlier, Makeda’s Cookies shared a video of Dolph buying chocolate chip cookies at the shop. He had been a loyal patron and stopped by every time he was back home.

Dolph, whose real name is Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr., released his debut album King of Memphis in 2016. His most recent project, Dum and Dummer 2, a collaborative project with Key Glock, dropped in March.

He leaves behind a son and a daughter.