Up-and-coming Stockton-area rapper Disean Victor, known as Young Slo-Be, killed in shooting
A Friday morning shooting left a 29-year-old up-and-coming Stockton-area rapper dead.
Manteca police have identified the victim as Disean Victor.
Victor, best known by his artist name “Young Slo-Be" went viral on TikTok with his song “I Love You."
“We had high hopes for Young Slo-Be’s career and looked forward to doing more great work together. This senseless act of violence has taken a man from his family and leaves a huge void in the West Coast music community. We hope to see a day where this kind of thing isn’t so common. We’ll miss him dearly,” Thizzler On The Roof, an Oakland-based media company said in a statement.
Police responded to a call at about 8:17 a.m. Friday on multiple reports of shots fired on the 100 block of Trevino Ave in Manteca.
Victor was found at the scene suffering from gunshot wounds, he received immediate lifesaving measures from officers until EMS arrived, police said.
He was transported to an area hospital for treatment where he later died from his injuries.
“The shooting does not appear to be random,” Manteca police said in a statement.
The shooting remains under investigation.
The Manteca Police Department encourages the public to share any information regarding this case to contact Garret Morrison at gmorrison@ci.manteca.ca.us or Detective Russ Smith at russmith@ci.manteca.ca.us or call the Manteca Dispatch at (209)456-8101.
Record reporter Angelaydet Rocha covers community news in Stockton and San Joaquin County. She can be reached at arocha@recordnet.com or on Twitter @AngelaydetRocha. Support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow.
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