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Up-and-coming 26-year-old Chicago rapper King Von was shot and killed in November 2020. The rapper died from a shooting that stemmed from a parking lot fight between two groups in Atlatnta's Monaco Hookah Lounge on Trinity Avenue. Years after the rapper's death, a video of Von in police custody is circulating on Twitter.
In the viral video, King Von tells police officer's he's gay. It is assumed that the rapper made the statements to seek protective custody. According to the video, he allegedly did this because he had a problem with his cellmate's views on the queer community.