ATLANTA — Rapper Young Scooter has died Friday night. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office said 39-year-old Kenneth Bailey was taken to the hospital and died after an incident in the 200 block of William Nye Drive SE in Atlanta.

Bailey is known by is stage name, Young Scooter. Other outlets also reported the news of his death Friday night. 

According to APD Lt. Andrew Smith, officers responded to a dispute with a weapon Friday. He said initial reports indicated that shots were fired and that a female was dragged back inside the location. 

“Once officers arrived they knocked on the door. A male opened the door and immediately shut the door on the officers,” he said.

APD then set up a perimeter at the scene, Smith added.

“During the process of establishing the perimeter, two males fled out of the rear of the house,” he said. “One male returned back into the house. The other male jumped two fences as he was fleeing. When officers located him on the other side of the fence, he appeared to have suffered an injury to his leg.”

You can hear Atlanta Police describe the response in the video below; they also gave a statement on another, separate incident.

APD said he was taken to the hospital and died. 

“Just to be very clear, the injury that was sustained was not via the officers on scene. It was when the male was fleeing,” he added. 

While APD did not confirm the man’s identity, the medical examiner’s office said Bailey had died from the injury.

I can confirm 39-year-old Kenneth Bailey, known as Atlanta based rapper Young Scooter died tonight. @Atlanta_Police said they were pursuing Bailey after a call of a disturbance with weapons. Bailey was one of 2 suspects who ran from a home on William Nye Drive.

— Cody Alcorn (@CodyAlcorn) March 29, 2025

APD reiterated their officers did not fire any shots.

11Alive is working to learn more about the incident. 

In the meantime, the medical examiner’s office said the cause and manner of death are currently undetermined. An autopsy has not yet been completed.