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Rap mogul Eugene Henley's son killed near smoke shop in South LA
Jabari Henley, 34, was shot outside a South Los Angeles smoke shop on Halloween; police have no suspects or confirmed motive in the case, LAPD said.
- On Friday, Jabari "Baby Uiie" Henley was shot and killed near the 6900 block of South Figueroa, with LAPD's 77th Division responding around 11:11 p.m.
- DOJ documents identify Eugene "Big U" Henley Jr. as a long-time Rollin' 60s leader and note he founded Uneek Music, launching artists like Nipsey Hussle.
- Witnesses told police the 34-year-old victim approached a vehicle before suspects inside opened fire, and Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
- Police say they have no motive or suspect description and have not tied the shooting to gang activity, while family sources and TMZ identified the victim as Jabari Henley, mourned on social media Saturday.
- Federal prosecutors returned a 43-count indictment in March accusing Eugene "Big U" Henley Jr. of racketeering, fraud, extortion, tax evasion, embezzlement, and running a mafia-like group linked to a 2021 killing, while Henley denied wrongdoing this year, posting `Ain't going to be no real evidence`.
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Son of LA Crips leader and music executive Eugene ‘Big U’ Henley shot dead on Halloween
Jabari “Baby Uiie” Henley, whose father Eugene Henley Jr. is the former head of the Rollin' 60’s Neighborhood Crips, was on the corner of 69th Street and Figueroa Street in South Los Angeles around 11 p.m. when a gunman opened fire, according to TMZ.
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