Overview

• Young Scooter, born Kenneth Edward Bailey, died on his 39th birthday after injuring his leg while jumping fences to evade police in Atlanta.
• Police were responding to reports of gunfire and a woman being dragged into a residence on William Nye Drive when the incident occurred.
• Authorities confirmed that no shots were fired by officers and that Scooter's injury happened during his attempt to flee.
• He was transported to Grady Marcus Trauma Center, where he was pronounced dead; an autopsy is pending to determine the exact cause of death.
• The Atlanta Police Department and Georgia Bureau of Investigation are conducting an active investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.