Younger Scooter was fleeing from police when he severely damage his leg whereas leaping over fences … and died of that harm, Atlanta police mentioned late Friday.

The hip hop star was pronounced useless Friday at Grady Marcus Trauma Heart in Atlanta after being delivered to the hospital by Emergency Medical Providers from a location on the southeast aspect of the town, in accordance with the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Workplace.

Lt. Andrew Smith of Atlanta PD instructed reporters … an unidentified man — assumed to be Scooter — suffered a extreme leg harm whereas fleeing officers on foot. Smith didn’t give extra element to the precise nature of the harm — however the femoral artery is within the leg.

Officers have been responding to the situation on an preliminary disturbance name when two males fled via the again of a home. One of many males — once more, assumed to be Scooter — jumped two fences whereas making an attempt to get away, which is when he damage his leg, police say. No photographs have been fired by officers, Smith burdened.

The health worker’s workplace mentioned Scooter — born Kenneth Edward Bailey — had died from the incident, including that the Grady Marcus Trauma Heart reported the loss of life.

Younger Scooter received his first large break as a rapper in 2012 when he signed with Future’s document label, Freebandz.

He collaborated with Gucci Mane on a mixtape known as “Free Bricks 2,” and launched one other mixtape that very same yr with visitor appearances from Gucci, Future, WG and Lil Boosie.

YS additionally labored with Future and Juice Wrld on their 2018 track, “Jet Lag,” which hit the highest 100 Billboard charts.

He died on his thirty ninth birthday.