Tevin Hood, a Georgia-based rapper better known as T-Hood, has died at 33 following a shooting at his home.
Gwinnett County police responded to reports of a shooting that occurred during a dispute at a residence in unincorporated Snellville on Friday, per TMZ.
First responders arrived promptly, providing emergency aid before transporting Hood to a nearby hospital.
He later succumbed to his injuries while at the hospital.
Authorities have detained one individual connected to the incident and are conducting interviews as part of an ongoing homicide investigation.
Hood’s mother, Yulanda, confirmed her son was the victim and denied that a party was happening at the home during the shooting.
Tevin Hood, a Georgia-based rapper better known as T-Hood, has died at 33 following a shooting at his home.
Gwinnett County police responded to reports of a shooting that occurred during a dispute at a residence in unincorporated Snellville on Friday
T-Hood was known in the Southern rap scene for songs like READY 2 GO, Big Booty, and Perculator.
He last posted on Instagram about a week ago.
‘We was just on the phone all day I cant believe you are gone,’ his music producer Deddotwill wrote on Instagram.
‘REST IN PEACE T-HOOD I LOVE YOU BROTHER.’
Just weeks before his death, Tevin shared a comedic video on Instagram on July 21, where he appeared dressed as a ghost in a cemetery for his track Grave Diggerz.
In the video, the rapper wore a white sheet with red paint around the eye holes, mimicking blood. He joked, ‘Hello, are you still alive? We are dead down at the cemetery. come down to the cemetery I have a spot for you,’ while laughing.
He continued with a darkly humorous invite: ‘All you have to do it die. Just die today. You die today you get to come and play – come on down.’
Since the post, fans have poured into the comments, expressing sorrow with remarks like, ‘this one didn’t age well,’ as they honor the late hip-hop artist.
Hood’s mother, Yulanda, confirmed her son was the victim and denied that a party was happening at the home during the shooting.
‘I just woke up to the news man I do not want to believe it,’ one follower wrote under his most recent social media update.
Another added, ‘They always take the best ones, your light was too mofo bright for this lame a** world.’
A third fan vowed, ‘We never gon stop pushing your legacy.’
