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Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
MLB All-Star Countdown: Atlanta musicians to headline Celebrity Softball game
The countdown to the 95th Major League Baseball All-Star game to be hosted by the Atlanta Braves is on. One of the first events held will be the Celebrity Softball game featuring quite a few musicians, TV personalities and others with a connection to Atlanta or who call Atlanta home. Advertisement [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Your managers for the game, none other than Atlanta's own Jermaine Dupri and former Braves All-Star catcher Javy Lopez. And while the rosters for each of their teams have not been announced yet. We do know who is scheduled to play. Big Boi, Quavo, Ronnie DeVoe, Mariah The Scientist and Latin Superstar Prince Royce are among the musicians expected to take the field. TRENDING STORIES: And there's more. ESPN's Elle Duncan and NBC's Maria Taylor, both of whom have connections to the metro Atlanta area will be there. As will Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens, Baseball Hall of Famer C.C. Sabathia, Olympic Gymnast and Gold Medalist Jordan Chiles, Olympic Softball Gold Medalists Jennie Finch and Natasha Watley and more. Advertisement The five-inning game will be a featured event during All-Star Saturday in and around the Battery. Before seeing some softball, you can see some of Baseball's up-and-coming stars at the Futures Game early Saturday afternoon. The Braves have two pitchers, Hayden Harris and J.R. Ritchie expected to take part in the game. The All-Star game itself is scheduled for Tuesday night, July 15th at Truist Park. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Daily Mail
05-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Outkast rapper Big Boi's uncle gunned down in Atlanta road-rage horror
The uncle of Outkast member Big Boi has been fatally shot in a road-rage incident in Atlanta. Remoin Patton, 62, was found dead shortly after 5.30pm on June 16, the Atlanta Police Department said. Two people have been arrested in connection with the killing, detectives announced Friday. Patton is the uncle of the 50-year-old rapper - real name Antwan Andre Patton - who is responsible for founding hip-hop duo Outkast, along with Andre 3000. According to police, Patton had been behind the wheel and was attempting to make a turn when he got into a verbal argument with the occupants of another vehicle. 'During the altercation, the victim was shot, causing him to crash his vehicle into a vacant residence,' the APD said. Patton was later found by officers with a gunshot wound to the back, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. 'The car just turned and crashed into the house. Actually the double windows were right here,' Chris Walker, who was housesitting the property for its landlord, told WSBTV. 'I'm like, "What the heck happened to my place that I'm staying now?"' Walker continued. 'I never thought it would be this property.' Footage from the station shows that Patton appears to have hit a support post on the home's covered porch and crashed through a section of its front wall, which was later covered with a tarp. Police announced Friday that a suspected gunman had been arrested as part of its investigation. Jabyrion Crumbley, 18, was said to have been joined by his attorney when he turned himself in to police on Wednesday, July 2, at the Fulton County Jail, where he was booked. Crumbley has been charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Accused: Jabyrion Crumbley (L), 18, was booked for murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Janisha Crumbley (R) was charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon 'Heart aches': Big Boi said in a statement to WSBTV that a 'moment of rage has totally pierced the heart of my family forever' According to jail records viewed by Crumbley remains in jail without bail as of Friday. Police had previously arrested 32-year-old Janisha Crumbley on June 20, during a traffic stop. She was charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon. According to jail records, she was booked on June 21 and released on a $30,000 surety bond the following day. 'Everybody who knows Uncle Moonie heart aches,' Big Boi said in a statement to WSBTV on Thursday. 'He wasn't just "My" Uncle, he was Unk to all that met him. A moment of rage has totally pierced the heart of my family forever,' he continued. 'May Uncle Moonie's soul rest in peace.' In a tribute post shared the same day on Instagram, he shared numerous photos and video of his uncle Remoin, writing: 'Long Live Uncle Moonie ….Miss ya UNC 💔 To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.' Big Boi and Andre 3000 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year under their Outkast moniker. The group hasn't released an album since 2006, though both have released multiple solo albums in the ensuing years.
Daily Mail
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Outkast rapper Big Boi's uncle is fatally shot in horrific road-rage incident
The Outkast member Big Boi suffered a family tragedy when his uncle was shot and killed in a road-rage incident in Atlanta, Georgia. Remoin Patton, 62, the uncle of the 50-year-old rapper (real name: Antwan André Patton), was found dead by officers on June 16, shortly after 5:30 p.m., on the 200 block of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard NW, according to the Atlanta Police Department. The department announced Friday that two people have since been arrested in connection with the killing. Big Boi is responsible for founding one of the most acclaimed hip-hop duos of all time, Outkast, along with André 3000 (real name: André Lauren Benjamin). has contacted Big Boi's representative for comment but hasn't yet heard back. According to police, Patton had been behind the wheel and was attempting to make a turn when he got into a verbal argument with another vehicle. 'During the altercation, the victim was shot, causing him to crash his vehicle into a vacant residence,' the APD's press release states. Patton was later found by officers with a gunshot to the back, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. 'The car just turned and crashed into the house. Actually the double windows were right here,' Chris Walker, who was housesitting the property for its landlord, told WSBTV. 'I'm like, "What the heck happened to my place that I'm staying now?"' Walker continued. 'I never thought it would be this property.' Footage from the station shows that Patton appears to have hit a support post on the home's covered porch and crashed through a section of its front wall, which was subsequently covered with a tarp. Police announced Friday that a suspected gunman had been arrested as part of its investigation. Jabyrion Crumbley, 18, was said to have been joined by his attorney when he turned himself in to police on Wednesday, July 2, at the Fulton County Jail, where he was booked. Crumbley has been charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. 'The car just turned and crashed into the house. Actually the double windows were right here,' Chris Walker, who was housesitting the property for its landlord, told WSBTV; the house is pictured with a tarp covering where Patton's car crashed into the home Jabyrion Crumbley(L), 18, was joined by his attorney when he turned himself in to police on July 2 at the Fulton County Jail, where he was booked for murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Police had previously arrested 32-year-old Janisha Crumbley (R) on June 20, during a traffic stop. She was charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon In a tribute post shared the same day on Instagram, he shared numerous photos and video of his uncle Remoin, writing, 'Long Live Uncle Moonie ….Miss ya UNC 💔 To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord' According to jail records viewed by Crumbley remains in jail without bail as of Friday. Police had previously arrested 32-year-old Janisha Crumbley on June 20, during a traffic stop. She was charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon. According to jail records, she was booked on June 21 and released on a $30,000 surety bond the following day. 'Everybody who knows Uncle Moonie heart aches,' Big Boi said in a statement to WSBTV on Thursday. 'He wasn't just "My" Uncle, he was Unk to all that met him. A moment of rage has in totally pierced the heart of my family forever,' he continued. 'May Uncle Moonie's soul rest in peace.' In a tribute post shared the same day on Instagram, he shared numerous photos and video of his uncle Remoin, writing, 'Long Live Uncle Moonie ….Miss ya UNC 💔 To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.' Big Boi and André 3000 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year under their Outkast moniker. The group hasn't released an album since 2006, though both have released multiple solo albums in the ensuing years.
Daily Mail
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Outkast rapper Big Boi's uncle is fatally shot in horrific road-rage incident
The Outkast member Big Boi suffered a family tragedy when his uncle was shot and killed in a road-rage incident in Atlanta, Georgia. Remoin Patton, 62, the uncle of the 50-year-old rapper (real name: Antwan André Patton), was found dead by officers on June 16, shortly after 5:30 p.m., on the 200 block of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard NW, according to the Atlanta Police Department. The department announced Friday that two people have since been arrested in connection with the killing. Big Boi is responsible for founding one of the most acclaimed hip-hop duos of all time, Outkast, along with André 3000 (real name: André Lauren Benjamin). has contacted Big Boi's representative for comment but hasn't yet heard back. According to police, Patton had been behind the wheel and was attempting to make a turn when he got into a verbal argument with another vehicle. 'During the altercation, the victim was shot, causing him to crash his vehicle into a vacant residence,' the APD's press release states. Patton was later found by officers with a gunshot to the back, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. 'The car just turned and crashed into the house. Actually the double windows were right here,' Chris Walker, who was housesitting the property for its landlord, told WSBTV. 'I'm like, "What the heck happened to my place that I'm staying now?"' Walker continued. 'I never thought it would be this property.' Footage from the station shows that Patton appears to have hit a support post on the home's covered porch and crashed through a section of its front wall, which was subsequently covered with a tarp. Police announced Friday that a suspected gunman had been arrested as part of its investigation. Jabyrion Crumbley, 18, was said to have been joined by his attorney when he turned himself in to police on Wednesday, July 2, at the Fulton County Jail, where he was booked. Crumbley has been charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. 'The car just turned and crashed into the house. Actually the double windows were right here,' Chris Walker, who was housesitting the property for its landlord, told WSBTV; the house is pictured with a tarp covering where Patton's car crashed into the home Jabyrion Crumbley(L), 18, was joined by his attorney when he turned himself in to police on July 2 at the Fulton County Jail, where he was booked for murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Police had previously arrested 32-year-old Janisha Crumbley (R) on June 20, during a traffic stop. She was charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon According to jail records viewed by Crumbley remains in jail without bail as of Friday. Police had previously arrested 32-year-old Janisha Crumbley on June 20, during a traffic stop. She was charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon. According to jail records, she was booked on June 21 and released on a $30,000 surety bond the following day. 'Everybody who knows Uncle Moonie heart aches,' Big Boi said in a statement to WSBTV on Thursday. 'He wasn't just "My" Uncle, he was Unk to all that met him. A moment of rage has in totally pierced the heart of my family forever,' he continued. 'May Uncle Moonie's soul rest in peace.' In a tribute post shared the same day on Instagram, he shared numerous photos and video of his uncle Remoin, writing, 'Long Live Uncle Moonie ….Miss ya UNC 💔 To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.' Big Boi and André 3000 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year under their Outkast moniker. The group hasn't released an album since 2006, though both have released multiple solo albums in the ensuing years.
New York Post
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Outkast founder Big Boi's uncle killed in Atlanta road rage shooting: ‘Pierced the heart of my family'
The uncle of one of the members of the legendary hip-hop duo Outkast was gunned down during a deadly road rage shooting on an Atlanta street last month. Remoin Patton, 62, was found dead by police on the 200 block of Joseph E. Lowery Blvd NW. just after 5:30 p.m. on June 16, the Atlanta Police Department said. Patton's nephew is Antwan 'Big Boi' Patton, who founded the iconic group with André Lauren Benjamin – better known by his stage name André 3000 – in 1992. 7 Outkast's Big Boi's uncle Remoin Patton was shot and killed during a road range shooting in Atlanta on June 16, 2025. Big Boi/Facebook Remoin Patton was driving on the road that divides the Washington Hills and Vine City neighborhoods of Atlanta when he got into a verbal confrontation with a driver of another vehicle, police reported. 'During the altercation, Patton was shot, causing him to crash his vehicle into a vacant residence,' officials announced after the shooting. Police responded to a 911 call and found Patton suffering from a gunshot wound to the back. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A person watching the home Patton crashed into says the 62-year-old was attempting to turn onto a nearby street but was hit in the back, causing the car to drive up onto the front porch of the home and into the front wall, according to WSBTV. 'I'm like, 'What the heck happened to my place that I'm staying now?'' Chris Walker told the outlet. 'I never thought it would be this property.' 7 Patton was pronounced dead at the scene on the 200 block of Joseph E. Lowery Blvd NW. Levett & Sons Funeral Homes 7 Police investigate Patton's car after the shooting on June 16, 2025. WSB-TV 2 A tarp was placed to block off the hole left behind by the crash, according to footage from the station. Big Boi paid tribute to his uncle in Facebook posts. 'Long Live Uncle Moonie … Miss ya Unc,' the rapper wrote alongside a three-minute video filled with family pictures. 'Everybody who knows Uncle Moonie heart aches,' the 'Hey Ya!' singer told WSBTV. 'He wasn't just 'My' Uncle, he was Unc to all that met him. A moment of rage has in totally pierced the heart of my family forever. May Uncle Moonie's soul rest in peace.' 7 A tarp was placed to block off the hole left behind by the crash, according to footage from the station. WSB-TV 2 7 Big Boi/Facebook The alleged gunman, Jabryion Crumbley, turned himself over to officials at the Fulton County Jail on July 2. The 18-year-old suspect was charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He remains in jail without bail, according to jail records viewed by The Post. Police had already charged 32-year-old Janisha Crumbley for her involvement in the shooting. Janisha Crumbley was arrested and taken into custody by police during a traffic stop on June 20. 7 Jabryion Crumbley turned himself over to officials at the Fulton County Jail on July 2. WSB-TV 2 7 Janisha Crumbley was arrested and taken into custody by police during a traffic stop on June 20. WSB-TV 2 She was charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon. Janisha Crumbley was released on a $30,000 surety bond, jail records show.
