KTVI, reports that Huey, whose birth name is Lawrence Franks Jr., was shot around 11 p.m. in the Missouri city. After being taken to a local hospital, he was pronounced dead.Police later discovered another victim, a 21-year-old man, was also shot after the unnamed man arrived to the Ferguson Police Department with a gunshot wound.
The man was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive his injuries. The shootings remain unsolved. Huey, who signed to Jive Records in 2006, was best known for his classic, “Pop, Lock & Drop It,” which peaked at No.
7 on the Billboard charts in summer 2007, earning double-platinum status. He’d later go onto release his debut album, Notebook Paper, featuring T-Pain, Yo Gotti and Trey Songz, among others..
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