Tdott Woo ‘shot dead’: Rapper ‘killed in Canarsie shooting’ almost exactly two years after friend Pop Smoke ‘murdered’
RAPPER Tdott Woo was reportedly shot dead in Brooklyn on Tuesday, almost two years after his friend Pop Smoke was murdered.
Tdott Woo, 22, was shot in the head in front of his Canarsie home at around 2.30pm on Tuesday, according to reports.
Medics rushed the rapper to Brookdale University Hospital, where he ultimately died from his injuries.
On Tuesday, his label Million Dollar Music Records paid tribute to the rapper in a social media post, writing: “It’s an honor to remain your friend until your last moments. Your memories will always stay with us no matter where we go & what we do. Sleep in peace.
“#LongLiveTdott Just know his legacy will always live, from his laugh to the dance everyone across the world does, some of us know him a friend, brother, cousin or just a fan but we all come together to tell you FLY HIGH .”
The rapper – born Tajay Dobson, according to the New York Daily News – was killed hours after signing a recording contract.
Million Dollar Music welcomed Tdott to the label via an Instagram post hours before he was shot, saying: “Love to welcome @tdott_woo to the label as an official artist of MDM – and the journey begins.”
Tdott was a close friend of late-Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke, who was also gunned down in Los Angeles in February 2020.
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“I couldn’t even get sleep last night,” the rapper’s grandmother told the News.
”He was a good, good kid . . . He loved singing and dancing and all that. he had a passion for music.”
Video director JL Shot Tha took to Instagram to confirm the rapper’s passing, saying: “The Woo-Walker You were always a star and I made sure to tell you that every chance I had.
“You inspired so many people on a daily! The kids love you! My condolences go out to your family and FIVI as well. This shit hurts my heart. . . . Dance in heaven my brother You’ll be with Pop now.”
Police are still investigating the shooting and said the suspect fled in a dark SUV.
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