ROGERS PARK — Rapper Young Pappy survived a shooting attempt that left a 17-year-old dead outside a Rogers Park McDonald's, and later was unscathed when a bullet intended for him killed a photographer waiting for a bus instead, police have said.
But earlier this month, the rapper — whose real name is Shaquon Thomas — allegedly went back to that same McDonald's, where he got in a fight with a man who later was shot across the street from the restaurant.
Now, Thomas — whom authorities have told residents about at community meetings — is in jail.
On this DNAinfo Radio Extra, Ben Woodard discusses his conversation wtih Thomas' mother:
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