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Young Dolph Gets Street Named After Him
The City of Memphis is naming a street after the deceased Young Dolph, or Adolph Robert Thornton Jr.
City Councilman JB Smiley went to Dolph’s family for approval, which he obtained. The street name change will happen Wednesday, December 15. The event for it will occur at an intersection near the Memphis Depot Industrial Park.
“He sent the message that someone who went to the same schools as them, and walked the same streets that they do, was able to not only create a successful legacy for himself, but also prioritized family and community,” the family said in a statement.
Young Dolph’s Story
Adolph Thornton was born in Chicago, Illinois but cared for the Memphis community he was raised in. He gave out turkeys for Thanksgiving through the Memphis Athletic Ministries charity.
He went to schools to talk to children and donated money to his former high school, Hamilton High School.
Unfortunately, he died on November 17, 2021. Shooters gunned the rapper down while at Makeda’s Butter Cookies, a shop the rapper often visited.
Two masked gunmen pulled up in a white, two-door Mercedez Benz, and opened fire at the shop. According to witnesses, Dolph was on his way to pass out turkeys after buying cookies.
After his death, many fans went to Twitter to share their grief.
Lord please cover the entire @YoungDolph family, friends and loved 1z. We thank u in advance Lord in Jesus name Amen. pic.twitter.com/36fpPFlV6J
— COACH PRIME (@DeionSanders) November 17, 2021
Even rapper Gucci Mane gave his condolences.
R. I.P. to my friend Dolph this broke my heart
— Gucci Mane (@gucci1017) November 17, 2021
On Tuesday, November 30, Dolph’s family held his private funeral.
Dolph’s public ceremony will be held at FedExForum on December 15.
The Gunmen
Police haven’t caught the shooters yet. However, they did find the abandoned Mercedez Benz that the gunmen drove.
A day after the rapper’s death, another shooting occurred. Someone shot a man near Dolph’s memorial, but he survived the shot. Police detained and charged three people connected to the shooting.
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