{"id":31714,"date":"2025-07-03T15:07:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T15:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/four-dead-after-mass-shooting-at-mello-buckzzs-release-party\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T15:07:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T15:07:33","slug":"four-dead-after-mass-shooting-at-mello-buckzzs-release-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/four-dead-after-mass-shooting-at-mello-buckzzs-release-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Dead After Mass Shooting at Mello Buckzz&#8217;s Release Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/mello-buckzz\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mello Buckzz<\/a>\u00a0mixtape release party in Chicago ended in gunfire, leaving four people dead and 18 others injured last night.<\/p>\n<h3>Four People Killed at Mello Buckzz Party<\/h3>\n<p>On Wednesday night (July 2), the Chicago rapper hosted a party for the release of her <em><a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/hollyhood\/1822803257\" target=\"_blank\">Hollywood<\/a><\/em>\u00a0mixtape at the Artis Restaurant and Lounge at 311 W. Chicago Ave. According to the Chicago Police Department, as the event was letting out, &#8220;a dark-colored vehicle drove past the location, and an unknown offender(s) displayed a firearm(s) and opened fire into a crowd of people who were standing outside, striking several victims. The vehicle immediately fled the scene.&#8221; Initially 14 people were reportedly shot.<\/p>\n<p>As of Thursday morning (July 3), it&#8217;s reported that 18 people were shot, with four of them suffering fatal wounds: a 24-year-old man, a 25-year-old man, a 26-year-old woman and a 27-year-old woman. None of the victims has been identified.<\/p>\n<p>There is no suspect\u00a0in custody and police are currently investigating.<\/p>\n<h3>Mello Buckzz Reacts to Shooting<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/mello-buckzz-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mello Buckzz<\/a> reacted to the tragic event on her<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mellobuckzz\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Instagram<\/a> Story.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t wish this typa of pain on nobody [heartbroken emoji] Dam my f**king crew,&#8221; she posted. &#8220;Prayers up for all my sisters God please wrap your arms around every last one of them. We need u I need u ngl I&#8217;m f**ked up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mello also seemed to reveal that her boyfriend may have been one of the deceased shooting victims. She shared several photos and videos on her Instagram Story of the two together. The rhymer\u00a0posted a video of herself with a man, she captioned the photo in part: &#8220;I held yo hand until I couldn&#8217;t.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>XXL<\/em> has reached out to Mello Buckzz&#8217;s team for comment.<\/p>\n<h4>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/latto-flo-milli-monaleo-maiya-the-don-mello-buckzz-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">Latto, Flo Milli, Monaleo, Maiya The Don and Mello Buckzz Unite for a Real Conversation About Women in Hip-Hop<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"branded-app-shortcode-inarticle\">\n<div class=\"logo-wrap\" rel=\"fwef\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/townsquare.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/www.xxlmag.png?w=100\" alt=\"XXL logo\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Watch CBS News&#8217; coverage of the shooting and read Mello Buckzz&#8217;s reaction below.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center\">Watch CBS News&#8217; Report on the Mass Shooting<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center\">Read Mellow Buckzz&#8217;s Reaction to the Four People 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