The rapper, born Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr., was 36.
Young Dolph was shot and killed in Tennessee on Wednesday, according to the Memphis Police Department. The rapper, born Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr., was 36. « The preliminary information indicates that the victim is Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr., » the police department tweeted Wednesday afternoon. « However, this information will be confirmed once the identification process is completed. » « This shooting is another example of the senseless gun violence we are experiencing locally and nationwide, » the department added. « Our hearts go out to the Thornton family and all who are affected by this horrific act of violence. » Officers responded to a shooting around 12:24 p.m. at Makeda’s Homemade Cookies, where a man was pronounced dead at the scene.
