Rapper Yella Beezy Shot on Texas Highway

Rapper Yella Beezy Shot on Texas Highway (2)
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Deandre Conway, better known as rapper Yella Beezy, was hospitalized after being shot while driving on a highway in Texas.

The on-the-rise artist was on the Sam Rayburn Tollway in Lewisville early Sunday morning when someone in a vehicle pulled up next to him and opened fire. He was shot three times.
According to the Associated Press, Capt. Dan Rochelle says police have not determined a motive yet and no arrests have been made.

Yella Beezy opened for Beyonce and Jay-Z when their tour stopped in Dallas in September.

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