Young Vito, the rapper who police say shot and killed Waka Flocka associate Slim Dunkin in an Atlanta recording studio in December 2011, was indicted by a grand jury in Georgia on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old Vito, born Vinson Hardimon, was indicted on charges of murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony. Initially it was reported that Slim Dunkin was murdered in an argument that started over a piece of candy. Now it is being reported that Hardimon and Dunkin, born Mario Hamilton, fought over recording time. After a scuffle, Hamilton was shot in the chest and was transported to Grady Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Get More: Music NewsDunkin was an emerging talent in Waka Flocka Flame's Brick Squad Monopoly crew. He appeared alongside Waka on his 2010 debut album,Flockaveli, and on Gucci Mane and V-Nasty's BAYTL LP last year. Slim also had a number of solo mixtape releases. Last Halloween he droppedMenace II Society, a 20-track mixtape that featured Gucci Mane, Roscoe Dash and Pastor Troy.
The day after Dunkin's death, Waka expressed his grief via Twitter. "WISH IT WAS ME ... MY F---ING RIGHT HAND IS GONE," Flocka wrote.
The "O Let's Do It" MC continued to vent over Twitter, writing, "Damn I feel dead" and "IM LOST" in reaction to the tragic news. A trial date for Young Vito has not been set.
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