{"id":348799,"date":"2025-11-01T21:04:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T21:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/348799\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T21:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T21:04:13","slug":"baby-uiie-dead-at-34-rapper-shot-outside-la-smoke-shop-on-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/348799\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Uiie dead at 34: Rapper shot outside LA smoke shop on Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"

By T. ZELLER – DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 16:02 EDT, 1 November 2025 | Updated: 16:19 EDT, 1 November 2025 <\/p>\n

Rapper Jabari ‘Baby Uiie’ Henley has died after a fatal shooting in South Los Angeles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He was the son of notorious L.A. figure and alleged Rollin\u2019 60s leader Eugene ‘Big U’ Henley.<\/p>\n

Family sources confirmed to TMZ<\/a> that the 34-year-old artist was gunned down late Friday night.<\/p>\n

Police said officers responded to the intersection of 69th Street and Figueroa Street just after 11 p.m., where they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n

Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

According to witnesses, Jabari had approached a vehicle moments before shots were fired.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Rapper <\/p>\n

Rapper Jabari ‘Baby Uiie’ Henley has died after a fatal shooting in South Los Angeles\u00a0<\/p>\n

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He was the son of notorious L.A. figure and alleged Rollin\u2019 60s leader Eugene ‘Big U’ Henley<\/p>\n

The shooter fled the area, and investigators are still searching for suspects.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Several men reportedly wearing Texas Ranger\u2013style hats were briefly detained for questioning, but no arrests have been announced.<\/p>\n

Tributes quickly began pouring in across social media as news of Baby Uiie\u2019s death spread.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Rollin 60s leader Big U\u2019s son Baby Uiie has reportedly been shot and killed outside a smoke shop in Los Angeles. RIP,’ one fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n

Henley was best known for his collaboration on the track Hood with HoodRich Pablo Juan and Kenny Beats.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The rapper was the son of Eugene \u201cBig U\u201d Henley \u2014 founder of Big U Enterprise and a major figure in the Los Angeles rap and street community \u2014 and his wife, Stacey Henley.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He leaves behind siblings Michael, Cherysh, and Daiyan Henley, the latter a linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers.<\/p>\n

Inmates Luce Cannon, who is currently incarcerated alongside Big U at the Metropolitan Detention Center, told TMZ that both he and Big U were devastated by the news.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Earlier <\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Big U was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges including racketeering, robbery, fraud, and embezzlement of charity funds<\/p>\n

‘It\u2019s heartbreaking,’ Luce said, adding that while being behind bars makes the loss even harder, ‘God makes no mistakes.’<\/p>\n

He also suggested Jabari may have known his killer.<\/p>\n

Authorities have not confirmed whether the shooting was gang-related.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Big U was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges including racketeering, robbery, fraud, and embezzlement of charity funds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the longtime Rollin\u2019 60s leader allegedly ran his organization \u201clike a mafia,\u201d using fear and intimidation to expand his influence across Los Angeles since the 1980s.<\/p>\n

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