Suspect charged with murder in death of Chicago rapper King Von

Publish date: 2024-05-05

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A Georgia man has been charged in the murder of upcoming Chicago rapper King Von outside an Atlanta club, police said.

Timothy Leeks, 22, of Savannah, was busted Saturday in the shooting outside of the Monaco Hookah Lounge that left the 26-year-old rapper dead early Friday, police told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

“Mr. Leeks is in police custody at Grady Hospital where he is undergoing treatment for a gunshot wound,” an Atlanta police spokeswoman told the outlet. “The homicide of Bennett is closed with this arrest.”

A total of six people were shot, including King Von, whose real name was Dayvon Bennett.

Investigators initially said three people died, but police said Saturday two were killed and a third remained in critical condition. None of the victims were identified, the newspaper reported.

Surveillance footage outside the club posted to Twitter shows a large group of men fighting as they exit when one suspect appears to open fire, leaving at least two people apparently shot in the street. Several people then appear to help one of the victims who is on the ground, the clip shows.

Bennett later died at a nearby hospital.

The incident is being probed by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation as an officer-involved shooting since Atlanta officers who were assigned nearby tried to intervene. Two off-duty cops working security at the lounge were also involved.

No officers were hurt, police told the Journal-Constitution.

Several suspects were involved in the shooting and additional charges are pending, a police spokesman told The Post early Monday.

Bennett, who released his debut studio album “Welcome to O’Block” late last month and was signed to Lil Durk’s label, was fatally wounded in a parking lot outside the club before officers got involved, authorities said.

Leeks, meanwhile, had been one of five suspects arrested by Savannah police in August when cops seized more than 15 pounds of marijuana and nearly $16,000, the Savannah Morning News reported.

Leeks, who graduated Jenkins High School in 2016, was charged with attempt or conspiracy to violate the Georgia Controlled Substance Act, theft by receiving stolen property and obstruction, according to the outlet.

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