Future's Bodyguard Shot and Killed in Georgia

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Sad news to report this morning, as one of Future’s bodyguards, Michael Tanner Phillips, was fatally shot & killed today inside his residence yesterday afternoon around 1:30 p.m in in Jonesboro, GA. The gunman is still at large. Fox 5 Atlanta reports Phillip’s wife was also home at the time of the shooting but was unharmed. Clayton County Police Department released this following statement on the matter, “Some of the neighbors heard some arguing and some gunshots. We’re still interviewing some of them to try and piece together everything at this time.” No official statement from Future’s camp yet but the FBG leader did express his condolences on Twitter and then some. Watch full news report above.

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