Carlton Grant Jr., the son of dancehall artist Spragga Benz, was shot and killed by local police in Kingston, Jamaica on Sunday (August 24).
According to Radio Ja maica, police claim that they stopped two men on a bicycle in the Kingston 8 area and when they approached them, one of the men began firing at them.
The police claim they returned fire and the men fled. Police say when they searched the area; they found Grant Jr. suffering from gunshot wounds and in possession of a .45 semi automatic pistol.
Grant Jr. was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead
Grant Jr., 17, was popularly known for his role as 'Young Wayne' in the Jamaican gangster film Shottas which also starred his father. Grant played his father's character (Wayne) as a teenager in the movie.
i read this... and InI heart really went out to de yute's life that was so brutally snatched away... and now me ah still feel fi de yute. my condolences sameway to spragga's family and close ones, i cant even begin to imagine wa spragga was going thru when he heard this news from all de way in new york.... InI cant imagine what de trip hope coulda been like.... InI read an article weh seh all when de yute pon de ground de ol beast bwoy buss shot.... Lord God Almighty JAH RASTAFARI, InI ah chant and pray fi de day when dutty beast and babylon get totally annihilated,
Rastafari BlesS.