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Teen Rapper Lil JoJo Gunned Down in Englewood

By DNAinfo Staff on January 13, 2013 1:15pm

 Joseph Coleman, 18, better known by his rapper name, Lil JoJo, was shot dead in Englewood in September.
Joseph Coleman, 18, better known by his rapper name, Lil JoJo, was shot dead in Englewood in September.
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CHICAGO — Joseph Coleman, 18, better known by his rapper name Lil JoJo was shot dead in Englewood in September.

Witnesses said Coleman, who lived in Altgeld Gardens, was on his bike when he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting on September 4 near 69th Street and Princeton Avenue, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

Coleman tweeted his location in the moments leading up to his murder and had been feuding with the Black Disciple street gang along with rival rappers Lil Reese, Lil Durk and Chief Keef for months before the incident, according the Sun-Times.

No arrests have been made.