Gucci Mane, Foogiano among those named in wrongful death lawsuit in South Carolina club shooting
Rappers Foogiano and Gucci Mane are among defendants named in a wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of a woman who was shot and killed during a concert this summer.
A representative for 23-year-old Mykala Bell, a mother of two who was shot and killed during the July 5 concert, filed the lawsuit in Greenville County, South Carolina.
Foogiano, a stage name for Kwame Brown, and Gucci Mane, a stage name for Radric Delantic Davis, are among several defendants accused of negligence in connection with Bell's death. Foogiano was performing at Lavish Lounge in Greenville, South Carolina, when Bell and nine others were shot. Gucci Mane is referred to as a promoter or promotion company associated with Foogiano's performance, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit also names WHR Social Club Inc., an ownership company for Lavish Lounge, club owner Rommie Khalil and an associate of Foogiano, Jarquez Kezavion Cooper.
Cooper, 22, was charged days later in connection with the shooting. He remained in custody at the Greenville County Detention Center on Aug. 31.
In total, 10 people were shot and two were killed. Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said during a press conference in July the shooting was likely gang-related.
Bell was standing near the stage when shots were fired during an altercation. A security guard, Clarence Sterling Johnson, 51, was also killed.
The lawsuit states Foogiano and his entourage were not patted down or searched for weapons before they entered Lavish Lounge. "As a result, dangerous persons were permitted inside the club with deadly weapons," the lawsuit states.
The suit seeks general, special, compensatory, consequential, economic and punitive damages available under South Carolina law and demands a jury trial.
Requests for comment from the plaintiff's attorney, Gucci Mane representatives and Foogiano's attorney were not immediately returned.
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