The stepfather of rappers Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee, known as rap group Rae Sremmurd, was fatally shot in Mississippi on Monday, and their half-brother has been named a person of interest.
Police say Floyd Sullivan, 62, was shot and killed Monday night in the 500 block of Lumpkin Avenue in Tupelo, Mississippi, according to a report by CBS news station WCBI.
Sullivan’s son, who was not named by police, has been identified as a person of interest and had been held for psychiatric review Monday, according to the news station. TMZ identified the person of interest as the rappers’ half-brother Michael Sullivan, 19.
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Slim Jxmmi, whose real name is Aaquil Iben Shamon Brown, and younger brother Khalif Malik Ibn Shamon Brown, whose rap name is Swae Lee, were raised by Sullivan in the Ida Street Housing projects in Tupelo.
The brothers developed a love for producing music and rapping at a young age, and they eventually moved to Atlanta to work with prolific producer Mike Will Made-It. They were signed to his indie record label Made-It Mafia.
Just a day before news broke of their stepdad’s killing, Rae Sremmurd celebrated the fifth-year anniversary of their debut album “SremmLife.” The record was released on Jan. 6, 2015, and featured their breakthrough singles “No Flex Zone" and “No Type."
Swae Lee later tweeted Tuesday in what appeared to be a reference to his stepdad’s killing.
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