MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Sauce Walka, a Houston, Texas rapper, was shot in downtown Memphis over the weekend, according to CBS affiliate station KHOU.
Reports state that Sauce Walka, whose real name is Albert Walker Mondane, was one of the two people found shot on Saturday in the 100 block of George W. Lee Avenue.
The man who died was identified by police as 27-year-old Letorian Hunt.
A Memphis Police report says that officers responded to a shooting call at the Westin Hotel at 4:40 p.m. The report mentions that 34-year-old Albert Mondane was taken to Regional One Hospital in non-critical condition.
Police say Mondane had a green leafy substance in a clear bag that “tested positive.”
Memphis Police are calling the shooting a “targeted incident” and that the victims and suspects know one another.
“We want to assure our community and visitors that downtown Memphis is a safe place. This incident was not a random act of violence. MPD is committed to bringing those responsible to justice,” Memphis Police said in a statement.
Sauce Walka’s father, Poppa Sauce, told KHOU that his son was shot in the thigh but is “coherent and expected to survive his injuries.”
Officers say it started when the suspects got out of a white car and shot at the two victims. Detectives from the real-time crime center tracked the vehicle as it fled outside of the Memphis area.
“So we’re convinced that vehicle has fled the downtown area. Certainly want everybody to be on the lookout for this white vehicle. We put out a citywide broadcast on that vehicle,” said MPD Assistant Chief Don Crowe. “Currently, we have detectives from the homicide unit. We have detectives from the CSI unit on the scene conducting the investigation. Hopefully, we’ll be able to develop suspect information real quickly.”
If you have any information that could help police, call CrimeStoppers at 901-528-CASH.