Music Producer Metro Boomin's Mother Killed By Her Husband In Domestic Murder-Suicide
essence.comproducer Metro Boomin, best known for his collaborations with artists like 21 Savage, Kanye West, Future, and Drake to name a few, lost his mother to a tragic act of violence this weekend.
TMZ reports that the body of his mother, Leslie Joanne Wayne, was found by police just outside the city of Atlanta. The investigation is ongoing, but sources close to the police department confirm that Wayne appears to have been murdered by her husband, who then took his own life.
Wayne’s husband is not the producer’s father. Born Leland Tyler Wayne, Metro Boomin was raised in St. Louis by his mother, whom he’s gone on record crediting with inspiring and encouraging his music career on multiple occasions.
In a 2013 article from The Fader, Metro revealed that his mother bought him his first laptop at age 13, on which he downloaded a beat production program and taught himself.
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