The sun set slowly on Discovery Green Tuesday as family, friends, and fans gathered to pay their respects to rising Houston rap star Corey “Chucky Trill” Detiege, who died in a Georgia hospital Friday after being shot while traveling to perform at an event for the NBA All-Star weekend.
As Tuesday night s darkness closed in, people crowded around a large centerpiece dedicated to the rapper and tried to get photos before the light expired. Fans carried pictures of the Houston MC as well as Chucky dolls and balloons brought to be released in the slain lyricist’s honor.
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) The public is invited to honor Houston rapper Chucky Trill with a candlelight vigil and balloon release at Discovery Green Downtown Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Trill was shot to death early last Friday on a Georgia interstate just before 3 a.m., according to Gwinnet County police.
Officers found the 33-year-old rapper inside a stopped vehicle on southbound Interstate 85. He had been shot at least once, according to investigators.
Chucky Trill, whose real name is Corey Detiege, died at a local hospital, police said in a news release. The motive for the shooting was still unknown and no description of a shooter s vehicle was immediately available, police said.
Rapper Corey Detiege, who performed under the stage name Chucky Trill, died at an area hospital
Someone pulled up beside his car on Interstate 85 and opened fire around 3am on Friday
The suspect fled and a motive in the slaying was unknown, cops said on Friday
Police said the recent trend of interstate shootings in Atlanta is very concerning