911 call raises questions after death of rapper Young Scooter

ATLANTA — A newly-released 911 call is raising questions about the circumstances that led to the death of Atlanta rapper Young Scooter, whose real name is Kenneth Bailey. 

The 10-minute recording, made public by Atlanta Police, reveals a series of claims that led officers to a home on William Nye Drive SE in the Lakewood neighborhood on March 29.

The unidentified woman on the call described a violent scene allegedly next door at the home, stating that seven men were present and that at least three gunshots had been fired.

“There is literally a whole domestic dispute going on, there’s like seven guys that live in this house,” the caller told the dispatcher. “All you see is guys coming in and out of the house with guns and stuff, holding the guns in the air.”

She also claimed to have seen a naked woman, bleeding, being thrown outside.

“He was fighting the girl, he literally fought the girl,” she said. “I’m not sure what they were fighting over, if they were fighting over drugs—that’s what it sounded like. It sounded like they were fighting over drugs, then they started shooting.”

The dispatcher asked for more details about the reported gunfire.

“How many shots were fired?” they asked.

“I would say three, three shots,” the caller responded.

The woman further alleged that the injured woman was being restrained. Later in the call, the woman added another troubling detail.

“She ran outside naked, bleeding from her face,” the caller said. “She tried to go, she tried to get away, she was dragged back into the house, and then there was a baby involved.”

Authorities have not confirmed any of these claims. In a news conference, Atlanta Police said they never found a woman or child at the home and did not mention any reports of a shooting.

The call set in motion a chain of events that ended with Young Scooter’s death. 

When officers arrived at the home, they knocked on the door, but a man briefly opened it before shutting it again, according to Atlanta Police Homicide Commander Lt. Andrew Smith.

“During the process of establishing a perimeter, two males fled out of the rear of the home,” Smith said.

One of those men was Young Scooter.

“He jumped two fences as he was fleeing, and when officers located him on the other side of the fence, he appeared to have suffered an injury to his leg,” Smith said. “Appears that when he fell, some type of fracture injury to the leg which caused the bleeding.”

Bailey was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he later died.

Authorities said the 911 call was initially made to DeKalb County dispatchers, who then transferred it to Atlanta Police. Officials are still investigating the details surrounding Young Scooter’s death, and police have not yet identified the woman who made the call.APD said the woman used a 911 only phone. The National 911 Program confirms all wireless phones, even those that are not subscribed to or supported by a specific carrier, can call 911. However, calls to 911 on phones without active service do not deliver the caller’s location to the 911 call center, and the call center cannot call these phones back to find out the caller’s location or the nature of the emergency. If disconnected, the 911 center has no way to call back the caller.

The National 911 Program said these uninitialized phones are often used to place malicious or fake calls to 911 call centers. The organization goes on to say these calls are a burden on the 911 system because 911 call centers are required to find out whether or not an emergency truly exists.

An orthopedic surgeon told 11Alive that a severe fracture to Young Scooter’s femur could have ruptured an artery, potentially leading to fatal blood loss. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet released an official cause of death.

The GBI is investigating Young Scooter’s death describing it as an in-custody death. 

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