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Aug 21, 2023

Ugly God Is Accused of Murdering His Best Friend's Dad

Ugly God is accused of murdering his best friend's father. Rapper Ugly God has been accused of shooting and killing a 50-year-old man in Gulfport, Miss., in June. According to a WLOX news report,

Ugly God is accused of murdering his best friend's father.

Rapper Ugly God has been accused of shooting and killing a 50-year-old man in Gulfport, Miss., in June. According to a WLOX news report, published on June 29, police responded to 911 calls of a shooting just before 12 p.m. on June 29. When cops arrived at the scene, they found Renaldo Delavallade dead from multiple gunshot wounds inside of a vehicle.

Police Chief Adam Cooper told the news station that they had a suspect in custody and is cooperating with detectives. A motive for the shooting wasn't established at the time and circumstances surrounding the incident were unclear. You can watch a news report about the shooting incident at the bottom of this post.

Despite this, a relative of Renaldo Delavallade has posted several TikTok videos accusing Ugly God, born Royce Cornell Davison-Rodriguez, of being the alleged shooter. The person also shared a police case report showing that Ugly God was the suspect who shot Delavallade with a small caliber handgun while the victim was in his car. The person also claims that the rapper was not prosecuted for the crime because his uncle is a judge in the city. The person also alleges that Ugly God is bragging about his alleged involvement in the crime.

You can watch some of the TikTok videos below.

There's no word if Ugly God is still in police custody or has been charged with a crime.

XXL has reached out to the Gulfport Police Department and Ugly God's rep for comment.

Ugly God is a Houston rhymer who is part of the 2017 XXL Freshman Class. The 26-year-old rapper is famous for his viral hits "Water" and "Let's Do It." His last studio project was Bumps & Bruises, which dropped in August of 2019.

See a local news report on the shooting below.