Who shot SpotemGottem? Rapper, 19, in hospital after Florida drive-by shooting
MIAMI, FLORIDA: The 19-year-old rapper, SpotemGottem was in hospital after reportedly being shot in a drive-by shooting on Friday, September 17. "SpotemGottem was the victim of a drive-by shooting this morning, leaving the studio, " a statement from the rapper's legal counsel read. Florida Highway Patrol responded to an incident involving a shooting around 3 AM Friday, September 17. The car the rapper was riding in was shot at least 22 times on the driver's side, reports cited. According to reports, the rapper was shot five times. His current condition is not known at the moment. Not much information was immediately available on the shooting.
SpotemGottem is best known for his track 'Beat Box', which was followed by a series of remixes including one from DaBaby. The 19-year-old rapper came into the limelight earlier this year courtesy of a TikTok challenge named the 'Junebug Challenge', in which people the titular dance to 'Beat Box'. Speaking of rappers getting shot, we recently saw artists like VNZA, Supa Gates, KTS Dre, and Mike Darole making headlines due to the same unfortunate reason.
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SpotemGottem, whose real name is Nehemiah Lamar Harden had a brush with law enforcement in July when was arrested in Florida on weapons and assault charges. He was wanted for allegedly breaking a parking garage gate and pointing a rifle at someone who tried to stop him back in June. When US Marshals tracked him down to a hotel, they found the rapper lying next to an AK-47. He was taken into custody afterwards. Last month, the police wanted to speak to SpotemGottem about a murder that happened last year, believing he 'may have information.' Reginald Agnew Jr was fatally shot after a party at a local venue in 2020. Dallas Police Department noted that they 'believe the rapper has information regarding his murder and wanted to speak to him.
The rapper's attorney, however, called out the Dallas Police Department for sharing "reckless, false statements" about him in connection with an ongoing murder investigation. His attorney's statement at the time named Dallas Homicide Detective Patty Belew and read, "The libelous statements made by Det. Belew originated from her misunderstanding about a YouTube ‘rap video’ (in fact, a livestream) that Det. Belew claimed was about the death of Reginald Agnew, Jr and taunted the Dallas Police Department."
