Foolio’s mother, Sandrikas Mays, issued a heartfelt statement following the rapper’s tragic murder over the weekend.
On Tuesday, Mays shared her statement on Instagram, mourning her son’s death in Tampa, Florida, on June 22nd. The post included numerous clips of Foolio, showcasing his childhood and rise in the rap industry.
“RIP Son … Charles Jones II ‘Foolio’. The ‘Real’ Life Story Documentary Coming Soon,” she captioned. “The story that only I can tell because I know the truths from the fakes. I think I’m the ‘ONLY’ mother that keeps it real while MOST others know damn well what was going on with their OWN sons. This has been going on since 2014-2015.”
Mays continued, “Some of these same women ‘celebrating’ your death are the same women who looked up to me, sitting in my building. I was their TEACHER and they were my STUDENTS, taking notes at a big grown age. Let’s not forget that! The same women who were buying your CDs for their kids, let’s not forget that! These same women’s sons did the same thing you did, going tit for tat on this drill music, which I NEVER condoned.”
“The UNTOLD TRUTH only I can tell coming soon…,” she added. “So much unreleased coming soon!!!”
The Jacksonville, Florida rapper, Foolio, was shot and killed outside a Holiday Inn in Tampa on Sunday morning. According to his attorney, Foolio was in Tampa celebrating his 26th birthday when he was ejected from a well-publicised Airbnb party. The event then moved to the Holiday Inn, where Foolio and three other men were shot while sitting in a black Dodge Charger. Foolio was the only victim who did not survive.
During a Town Hall meeting on Monday, June 24th, Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw assured the press that arrests would be made in connection to the incident. “We are working day in and day out on this case,” Bercaw stated. “They’re developing some good leads. We’re working closely with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, our statewide prosecutor, our federal partners, the ATF and the FBI, and our local prosecutor Susie Lopez. I can guarantee you we are going to be following up and making arrests in this case.”
