Young Dolph, a 32-year-old Memphis-area rapper whose real name is Adolph Thornton Jr., was shot multiple times after he got into an argument with three men outside the Loews Hollywood Hotel, police said Tuesday.
The rapper fell to the ground during the fight, and one of the men shot him several times, police said. Young Dolph managed to stand up and run into Shoe Palace, near the famous TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.
Two of the men ran off, while the third jumped into a gold Cadillac Escalade and drove to a gas station next door. He then hopped out and ran, leaving the SUV behind.
The rapper remained in critical, but stable, condition on Wednesday morning, Aguilar said. McClendon was arrested early Wednesday morning and is being held in lieu of $1-million bail, according to jail records.
It was not clear what led to the dispute, but several media reports have suggested the shooting was connected to Dolph’s ongoing feud with fellow Memphis rapper Yo Gotti.
TMZ reported Tuesdaythat Yo Gotti had been named as a “person of interest” in the shooting, but Aguilar said Wednesday morning that was inaccurate.
One arrested in connection with shooting of rapper Young Dolph in Hollywood tourist district