Words by Megan Ambers
Atlanta rapper Bambino Gold and his cousin Skooly Wit Da Tooly (Kendrick Stokes) were both reported missing on November 7, and now both of their bodies have been found in Alabama, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The discovery of both Gold, born Edward Reeves and Stokes’ bodies came over a week after Stokes’ mother, Felicia Stokes-Webster reached out to the public for help. The bodies of both men were discovered 40 miles away from Montgomery, Alabama in Macon County. The first body was found on Friday (November 17) off of County Road 13. According to Macon County Sheriff Andre Brunson, a passer-by discovered the body as they were walking in the area, and told a friend who then called the authorities. Sheriff’s officials, including Brunson, responded to the call and confirmed the person indeed discovered a body. After the scene was secured and an investigation was launched, a second body was discovered on Saturday (November 18) off of Highway 80. Sheriff Brunson said the bodies, obvious victims of a homicide, were close to three to four miles apart from one another. “They were not far off of the road at all,” Brunson said. “It looks like somebody placed them there. I don’t think they were killed there.”
Bambino Gold and Stokes were driving a white 2016 CR-V with a Georgia license plate upon the time of their disappearance. Family members of both men told the local news that they were unable to reach them since Tuesday (Nov 7). Migo, the manager of rap group Rae Sremmurd, shared a tribute to the slain rapper on Instagram, asking for a better solution to solve problems without taking the life of others. The photo shows Bambino Gold with his young son.
“No matter what’s going on in the streets nobody deserves to be taken from their family,” he wrote. “We have to figure out how to resolve conflicts/problems without taking someone’s life. I been knowing @bambinogoldgpt since he was like 16 it’s sad to see this. We got to do better. We want everyone else to to do better for us but we can’t do right in our own community. RIP.”
