Who shot Lil Esco 28? Atlanta YouTuber's father shares photo of YasoJP who left son 'to die on the streets'
Lil Esco 28's father Papa Esco 28 has finally confirmed reports about his son, the viral 'Ight Ima F**k Witcha' Twitter star being shot in the streets thrice. He's also shared the photograph and Instagram username of the person who shot his son and "left him to die on the streets", more about that in a bit. Papa Esco had shared an initial update straight from the hospital on Wednesday, April 7 via an Instagram story where he just mentioned that "something" happened to his son.
People on social media were frantically trying to figure out whether Lil Esco had really been shot after a post from Hip Hop commentator DomisLive NEWS — @domislivenews — went viral. "Lil Esco 28 Hospitalized in Serious Condition After Getting Shot 3 Times," the post read and grabbed over 1,500 likes and reactions. Here's what we know about Lil Esco so far and the reported shooting that nearly killed him.
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Who shot Lil Esco?
Papa Esco took to his Instagram stories on Thursday afternoon, April 7, 2021, asking his followers about a certain young Black man, who according to him, shot Lil Esco. "Anyone knows this coward's location please contact Gwinnett County Police," he wrote while sharing a photo of the alleged killer whose Instagram username is YasoJp.
"This boy left my son to die on the streets this after shooting him multiple times," Papa Esco wrote confirming that his son had been attacked by gunfire. An earlier update saw Lil Esco scrolling through his photo from his hospital bed with an IV attached to one arm, bandages on the other, and some electrodes on his chest. It didn't look as serious as all his fans were making out to be on Twitter and it seemed like there had been some confusion. However, Papa Esco laid out all the details about the incident and even named the suspect who the police are on the lookout for.
Who is Lil Esco 28's shooter YasoJp?
At this point, Papa Esco has not released any more information about the alleged shooter whose Instagram handle also doesn't give out much. There are two photo posts on his page currently and the comments section is blowing up with Lil Esco fans commenting that he's going to "get got" for what he did to the viral star.
"Bro you gon get got for that Esco s**t they searching for your ass mf," read one of the comments. "Hope you enjoy spending rest of your life in jail," a Lil Esco fan commented. "They gon get u. Have fun rotting in jail," read another comment. Some other commenters were quick to notice that this was not the same picture or the page that was shared from Papa Esco's page. Turns out, this is an old account and the suspect deactivated his recent page after being named and shamed for his alleged crime.
Is Lil Esco okay?
On Thursday morning, April 7, 2021, Lil Esco took to his Instagram page to share a health update with his 1.3 million followers on Instagram. He wrote, "Thank God I'm alive I just started walking I'm okay thanks for all the prayers and messages I love you all thank you Jesus." He wrote this in the caption of the photo he shared from his hospital bed looking worn out but still showing his signature birdy flip gesture, while posing for the camera.