FORT WORTH, TX. (THECOUNT) — Aspiring Fort Worth rapper, King Thomas III, has been identified by family members as the teen shot dead in an apparent home invasion Wednesday morning.
Thomas, 15, was named as the shooting victim Wednesday morning at a residence in the 1700 block of Warren Lane. Police have not officially released the name of the victim.
Family members told local news reporters that Thomas was living with his older brother and had recently reconnected with some old friends. Thomas’ family members believe his old friends showed up at the house to rob him and ultimately shot him. He died at the hospital.
“He was 15 and all he wanted to do was be a rapper and now he’s not here no more,” said Shawndrisa Hicks, Thomas’ mother. source
The teen’s family said they are at a loss for words. They described him as a good kid who loved and liked everyone. They’re hoping that the suspects are captured soon and brought to justice.
THECOUNT.COM located a Youtube video we believe features Thomas rapping at 12 years old. This has not been confirmed to be the victim. If you can confirm if it is, or is not Thomas, please comment on this post.
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The video is King, I actually gave him his first radio feature back then and I can confirm the youtube video is him. This truly hurts my heart, a truly horrible thing to happen to a child.
DJ Defkawn Edge , Thank you for this important and thoughtful confirmation. King was a real talent. Very sad and tragic indeed. So very sorry for your loss. Feel free to post his music here in this comment section. I will approve any links if you do.
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I apologize, I was going to shoot you the link to his sound cloud at least, but unfortunately that appears down. But I do feel the video you posted was a good representation of the King I knew. This was a kid who was once late to a studio interview because he had to finish a bible study lol. He was a good kid, lately who I heard had fallen in with a bit of a tough crowd. But i'll never forget him or his dreams of doing bigger and positive things, he will be missed!
defkawnproductions@gmail.com and I can provide you some links to his music