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Sauce Walka shooting suspect found dead in Houston: Memphis PD

One of the men suspected of shooting Houston rapper Sauce Walka and killing one other in Downtown Memphis has been found dead in Houston, says Memphis Police Department.

The shooting took place on March 22.

Sauce Walka's suspected shooter dead

What we know:

According to the Memphis Police Department, 21-year-old Jayden Dandridge was wanted for the death of Letorian Hunt, 27, known as Sayso P, and shooting of 34-year-old rapper Sauce Walka, whose real name is Albert Mondane.

Sayso P was one of Sauce Walka's artists, according to TMZ.

Dandridge was found dead in Houston, Memphis PD reported on Monday.

Left: Suspects (Memphis police); right: Sauce Walka (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)

He was charged with one count of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, and two counts of employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony and auto theft.

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Kevin Brown, 22, was the second suspect identified in the shooting and is still on the run. He is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and theft of property between $10,000 to $60,000.

This investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact CrimeStoppers in Memphis at 901-528-CASH.

It has not been reported where or when Dandridge was found in Houston or his cause of death.

Sauce Walka shot in Memphis

What we know:

According to Memphis PD, the shooting occurred around 2:42 p.m. at the Westin Hotel near Lt. George W. Lee Avenue in the downtown area.

Memphis police say Hunt was pronounced dead at the scene. Mondane was taken to Regional One hospital in non-critical condition.

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TMZ reported that family members identified the surviving man as rapper Sauce Walka, or Albert Walker Mondane. They also reported he was shot in the leg but is expected to recover.

According to TMZ, multiple people pulled up in a white, four-door vehicle and opened fire – wounding Sauce Walka and the other man, who were outside, before leaving the scene.

Walka said on an interview with Wikid Films that "retaliation" wouldn't be "richeous", expressing that he "put himself in the wrong place". 

What we don't know:

FOX 26 reached out to the Houston Police Department and the Medical Examiner's office inquiring about the circumstances around Dandridge's death. We have yet to hear back from either party. 

The Source: Information from this article was gathered from the Memphis Police Department's Facebook and previous FOX 26 reports.

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