The man who shot and killed Atlanta rapper Slim Dunkin in an East Atlanta recording studio last December has been indicted and charged with the Brick Squad Monopoly rapper's murder, along with other charges. According to the Washington Post, the Fulton County District Attorney's Office issued a statement stating that Vinson “Young Vito” Hardimon was officially charged by a Georgia grand jury with felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm in commission of a felony.
Vito entered a booth occupied by Dunkin and the men began to tussle. The scrap ended with Vito shooting Dunkin in the chest. Dunkin was then transported to Grady Memorial Hospital where efforts to save his life failed.
Police immediately named Hardimon as a suspect. He turned himself into authorities 10 days after the killing. Initial reports said that the upstart Waka Flocka protégé was ultimately killed in an argument over a single piece of candy. Before his senseless killing the MC was just beginning to make his mark as a soloist, releasing the 20-track mixtape, "Menace II Society" two months prior to his death. No trial date has been set in the case.Was it really worth it?
With the police naming him as the main suspect in the murder of Atlanta rapper Slim Dunkin, Vinson Hardimon, a.k.a Young Vito, turned himself in to authorities on Monday.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution the 28-year old local rapper and his attorney Derrick Wright walked in to Atlanta Police headquarters in the afternoon, ending a week long search for the man who allegedly shot Dunkin in the chest on December 16.
This is not Hardimon’s first run-in with the law. Since 2004 he has been arrested for crimes that include aggravated assault, child cruelty, and carrying an illegally concealed gun.
Slim Dunkin, born Mario Hamilton, was laid to rest on Friday in a service attended by his Brick Squad crew affiliates and close friends Waka Flocka Flame and Gucci Mane
Atlanta police say the rapper Slim Dunkin was gunned down Friday evening in a city music studio as he prepared to record a video. Mario Hamilton, was fatally shot in the chest after getting into an argument with another individual.
"It appears the victim was scheduled to do a photo shoot," Meadows told The Associated Press. "Before the video shoot took place, it appears the victim and suspect got involved in a verbal altercation. We don't know what that altercation was about."
He was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
MTV.com reported that Slim Dunkin had appeared on a number of songs with the performer Waka Flocka. The website reported that the Brick Squad Monopoly rapper was on a solo track and had recently released a 20-track mix tape that featured Gucci Mane, Roscoe Dash and Pastor Troy.
