Lil Poppa Shot Himself After Crashing Car, Police Say
TMZ • • general
Key Points:
- Rapper Lil Poppa, real name Janarious Mykel Wheeler, died at age 25 following a single-car accident on Interstate 85 near Hapeville, Georgia.
- After the accident, Lil Poppa contacted his manager and arranged to meet at a nearby Hilton Hotel parking lot, where he remained inside his car during their conversation.
- During the meeting, Lil Poppa unexpectedly pulled a handgun, shot himself, and was subsequently rushed to Grady Hospital, where he was pronounced dead; no suicide note was found.
- An off-duty officer at the hotel called 911 after witnessing the incident, and police confirmed the circumstances surrounding the rapper’s death.
- Lil Poppa was signed to Yo Gotti’s Collective
