Supposedly he (Holden) robbed him (Ross) of money.' 'We are told they were betting on a video game. Charles Curry later indicated that betting may have sparked the deadly altercation, saying: When it was over, Lil Snupe had been shot twice in the chest, but nothing further was confirmed about Ross' death. In the image, the pair play a video game - but it isn't clear whether the pic is of Holden or not, or whether Twitter helped ID the suspect:įrom my understanding this is #lilsnupe just 12 hours ago playing a game with his now killer!!! #RIPLilSnupe /7Vgc3sO3T6 At the time of his death, he was considered one of the most promising MC’s of the new generation of artists that recently emerged from the Louisiana scene. The day of the killing, the following picture circulated on Twitter, purporting to show Snupe and his killer. Jonesboro, LOUISIANA rapper Lil Snupe was fatally shot at age 18 as a result of a dispute over a video game battle. Police said Holden is a convicted felon, and indicated that the murder is believed to have stemmed from a video game session that escalated to an altercation. 'Tony Holden, 36, was booked into the Winnfield city jail on charges of first-degree murder, armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon yesterday, according to a news release from the Winnfield Police Department.' Now ABC reports that a man is in custody, though few details have been confirmed by local police. The Lil Snupe murder case has a new development, and the man sought in connection with the death of Meek Mill's 18-year-old protege has turned himself in to police following the death of the young rapper.īefore Lil Snupe's murder, the rapper was an up and comer on the hip-hop scene, having just signed with Meek Mill's label and seemingly destined for rap stardom.Įarlier this month, those dreams were dashed when Snupe (whose real name was Addarren Ross) was killed, and those close to him posted vague Twitter messages indicating the young rapper had died - but little else about how or under which circumstances he'd passed.

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