Colin Flaherty (Author of Don't Make the Black Kids Angry) Commentary News Video "Jacksonville man killed in mass shooting was aspiring rapper. Willie 'Boss Goon' Addison had performed at club hours before gunfire erupted" &…

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Colin Flaherty (Author of Don't Make the Black Kids Angry) Commentary News Video "Jacksonville man killed in mass shooting was aspiring rapper. Willie 'Boss Goon' Addison had performed at club hours before gunfire erupted" "6 victims of mass shooting were targeted, JSO says. Mayor says shooting that killed 1, wounded 5 was gang-related" black mob violence murder mayhem dmtbka

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By Destiny McKeiver - Multi-media journalist

Posted: 3:21 PM, January 17, 2019

Updated: 6:19 PM, January 17, 2019

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville man gunned down Wednesday in what's described as a gang-related shooting was an aspiring rapper with a criminal record who performed at a strip club hours earlier.

Willie Addison, 25, who went by the stage name Boss Goon, died of his injuries not long after he and five other individuals were dropped off at Memorial Hospital by a bullet-riddled sport-utility vehicle.

A friend who spoke on the condition of anonymity said Addison was an up-and-coming rap artist who was focused on his music and turning his life around after getting out of prison.

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By Allyson Henning - Reporter, Jennifer Ready - Reporter, Erik Avanier - Reporter

Posted: 5:45 AM, January 16, 2019

Updated: 10:35 PM, January 16, 2019

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A man was killed and five other people were wounded in a mass shooting early Wednesday morning after a rap event at a gentlemen's club, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said.

Just after 2 a.m., according to police, a silver Chevrolet Tahoe riddled with bullets arrived at Memorial Hospital, dropping off six people, including Willie Addison, with gunshot wounds.

Investigators said they learned that the six people in the Taho attended a rap music event at Paradise Gentlemen's Club on Baymeadows Road, between Philips Highway and Interstate 95 in the Deerwood Center area, just prior to the shooting.

Investigators said they believe at least one shooter fired from another vehicle that pulled alongside the Tahoe and that the shooting was a targeted act of violence against the people in the Tahoe.

Surveillance video from nearby Wacko's Gentleman’s Club captured moments right before the shooting. In the video, an SUV drives past on Emerson Street, followed by two more vehicles before witnesses who were outside said they heard gunfire.

According to Florida Department of Corrections records, Addison, who is described in court documents as a certified gang member, was released from prison in June after serving six years in prison for burglary and perjury convictions.