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Dr. Dre’s Son Found Dead
August 27th, 2008
The 20-year-old son of hip-hop legend Dr. Dre was found dead on Saturday morning (August 23) in the rapper’s home in Woodland Hills, California, with police not suspecting foul play.
Andre Romelle Young Jr. was “unresponsive” to his mothers attempts to wake him at approx 10:30am and called paramedics for help.
Attending officers were also unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The coroner’s rep stated that Young had been with friends on Friday night and had returned home at about 5:30am.
A spokesperson for Dr. Dre, released a statement to MTV saying, “Dr. Dre is mourning the loss of his son Andre Young Jr. Please respect his family’s grief and privacy at this time.”
Photo courtesy of Interscope.
One Response to “Dr. Dre’s Son Found Dead”
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August 29th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
This is a sad sad time for Dr.Dre I pray for him and for his family and may the love of god bless his son, himself and his family and may this beautiful soul rest in peace under the love of God