A public visitation is planned for Sunday for the Atlanta rapper known as Young Scooter. The funeral for the musician, whose real name was Kenneth Bailey, is set for Monday.
Bailey died on his 39th birthday.
The viewing and visitation will be held from noon until 4 p.m. Sunday at Donald Trimble Mortuary, located at 1876 Second Ave. in Decatur, according to Bailey’s obituary. The funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at St. Philip A.M.E. Church, located at 240 Candler Road in Atlanta.
Bailey died March 28 after falling while running from officers responding to a 911 call, according to investigators. He cut his right thigh on a wooden fence, causing “marked” blood loss, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office. His death has been ruled an accident, the M.E.’s office said.
On Tuesday, the alleged 911 caller, 31-year-old Demetria Spence, was arrested and charged with transmitting a false public alarm, a felony. Spence’s bond was set at $7,500 and she remained in the Fulton jail Friday morning.
Investigators have not released a possible motive for the 911 call or disclosed the relationship between Spence and Bailey.
Raised in Atlanta’s Kirkwood neighborhood, Bailey was one of the first artists to sign with Future’s Freebandz label. In the 2010s, he became a fan favorite in the mixtape circuit, most notably for his 2013 project “Street Lottery.” Bailey’s last official project was a 2024 rerelease of 2015’s “Fast Lane Juugin.”
“Young Scooter was more than just a hip-hop artist. He was a phenomenal father and mentor to a lot of Atlanta youth pursuing sports and music,” Abesi Manyando, Bailey’s publicist, shared with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via text. “Scooter was their advocate and support system. He always encouraged youth to pursue their dreams no matter what.”
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