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Reports Say Man Killed in South L.A. Shooting Is ‘Big U’ Henley’s Son

Police have not confirmed the name or released any suspect description.

Overview

  • Officers were dispatched at 11:11 p.m. to 69th and Figueroa, where a 34-year-old Black man was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • LAPD said the victim approached a vehicle before an unknown shooter or shooters opened fire and fled.
  • Local outlets reported the victim as rapper Jabari “Baby Uiie” Henley, son of Eugene “Big U” Henley, though authorities have not identified him.
  • Claims that men in Texas Ranger–style hats were stopped as possible suspects remain unverified, with LAPD saying it has no suspect description.
  • The death comes as Eugene “Big U” Henley faces a federal racketeering case detailed in a DOJ affidavit, to which he has pleaded not guilty.